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riot

/ˈɹaɪ.ət/noun, verb2 syllables

Riot means: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity.

Synonyms for riot30

noun, as in a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

orgy, debauch, debauchery, saturnalia, bacchanal, bacchanalia, drunken revelry

noun, as in a joke that seems extremely funny

belly laugh, sidesplitter, howler, thigh-slapper, scream, wow

noun, as in a public act of violence by an unruly mob

public violence

noun, as in a state of disorder involving group violence

rioting

verb, as in engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking

carouse, roister

also used for riot

anarchy, breach of the peace, chaos, discord, trouble, disorder, disorderliness, disturbance, instability, lawlessness, mayhem, rowdiness, strife

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What does riot mean?6

noun

1

a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

2

a joke that seems extremely funny

3

a public act of violence by an unruly mob

4

a state of disorder involving group violence

verb

1

engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking“They were out carousing last night”

2

take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot“Students were rioting everywhere in 1968”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with riot?2

two syllables

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Riot in a sentence

  • As discussions were underway, hundreds of anti-globalisation protesters clashed with riot police.Cangarejo
  • The anger of the people exploded, leading to a series of riots.unknown
  • As a result of the riots, the incidence of looting in wealthy neighborhoods increased.AlanF_US
  • Following the riots, incidents of looting in affluent neighborhoods multiplied.AlanF_US
  • A riot is the language of the unheard.rul
  • The riot was soon put down by the police.CM
  • The police brutality incidents nearly set off a riot.unknown
  • The police blamed the hot dog-days for sparking the riot.unknown

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Forms of riot

as a noun

plural
riots

as a verb

past tense
rioted
present participle
rioting
third-person singular
riots
past participle
rioted