hell-raising

adjective

Definition of hell-raisingnext
as in rowdy
being rough or noisy in a high-spirited way would often reminisce with his buddies about their hell-raising adventures as teenagers

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for hell-raising
  1. rowdy
  2. boisterous
  3. raucous
  4. rambunctious
  5. rollicking
  6. rumbustious
  7. violent
  8. lively
Adjective
  • The inaugural Hondo Rodeo Fest is coming to Chase Field in downtown Phoenix Nov. 7-9, presenting a rowdy mix of rodeo performances and country music.
    Ed Masley, The Arizona Republic, 3 Nov. 2024
  • The event that transformed the election was billed as the capstone to a movement bound for glory: The Oct. 27 rally at Madison Square Garden, in the heart of Trump’s home city of New York, before rowdy audience of 20,000.
    Shawn Tully, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024
Definition of rowdy
Adjective
  • The boisterous Andalusian starts alongside best friend Pedri in the more attacking midfield positions, with pivot Marc Casado behind them.
    Tom Sanderson, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
  • Too many liberals forgot this, which explains how a figure like Trump, with his boisterous and transgressive disdain for liberal pieties, could be reelected to the presidency.
    Bret Stephens, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Definition of boisterous
Adjective
  • When approached for comment in a raucous postgame locker room, Reed leaned into the recorder and kept it short and sweet.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, The Athletic, 24 Nov. 2024
  • Members of Santana sat in for a raucous Turn on Your Love Light, and the performance of Morning Dew, featuring a rare instance of Jerry Garcia in a mustache, is on YouTube.
    Andrew Keatts, Axios, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of raucous
Adjective
  • Burgess described Lucien as quite rambunctious early on in the show but explained that his narrative arc offers complexity as the show progresses.
    Andrés Buenahora, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
  • Stephen Colbert and Josh Brolin Have a Read-Off Josh Brolin came on The Late Show with some real rambunctious energy — and Stephen Colbert met him there.
    Bethy Squires, Vulture, 22 Nov. 2024
Definition of rambunctious
Adjective
  • Joy’s jazzy, smoky version of the Marvin Gaye classic, coupled with her velvety vocals, sparked another rollicking ovation led by John who was the first to stand up.
    Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 4 Feb. 2023
  • His setlist, a rollicking walk-down-memory-lane of solo hits, NKOTB favorites, standards, show tunes and cover songs, showcased his range as an entertainer, musical virtuoso and keen collaborator.
    Sonal Dutt, Peoplemag, 23 Jan. 2023
Definition of rollicking
Adjective
  • The movie is both exquisite and rumbustious, stylized and energized.
    Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 May 2022
  • From 1657, when tea first became available in London’s coffeehouses, to the early seventeen-hundreds, when women were invited in, recreational tea drinking was the preserve of rumbustious gentlemen.
    David Kortava, The New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2021
Definition of rumbustious
Adjective
  • The abuse and neglect have long-lasting effects on an already vulnerable population and have even led to the conviction of some employees for violent crimes, the report says.
    Bianca Moreno-Paz, Austin American-Statesman, 22 Nov. 2024
  • The Taliban's violent suppression of criticism, along with draconian crackdowns on women's rights, meant journalists who stayed in Afghanistan were at constant risk of being detained, tortured, disappeared or killed.
    Trisha Mukherjee, ABC News, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of violent
Adjective
  • Of the label’s natural perfumes, Free 00 is arguably the most lively, smelling fresh, soothing, and citrus-forward through notes of Sicilian lemon, mandarin, and orange flower opposite Egyptian jasmine, vanilla, sandalwood, and waterlily.
    Janelle Okwodu, Vogue, 26 Nov. 2024
  • There will be lively music, gifts for kids, and hot latkes.
    Miriam Porter, Forbes, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of lively
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