Meaning & Definition of Riot in English
English⟶
Riot
/raɪət/
noun
1. A public act of violence by an unruly mob
synonym:
- riot,
- public violence
2. A state of disorder involving group violence
synonym:
- rioting,
- riot
3. A joke that seems extremely funny
synonym:
- belly laugh,
- sidesplitter,
- howler,
- thigh-slapper,
- scream,
- wow,
- riot
4. A wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
synonym:
- orgy,
- debauch,
- debauchery,
- saturnalia,
- riot,
- bacchanal,
- bacchanalia,
- drunken revelry
verb
1. Take part in a riot
- Disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
- "Students were rioting everywhere in 1968"
synonym:
- riot
2. Engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking
- "They were out carousing last night"
synonym:
- carouse,
- roister,
- riot
Examples of using
He's a riot!