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Riotous vs Raucous - What's the difference?

riotous | raucous |

As adjectives the difference between riotous and raucous

is that riotous is having the characteristics of a riot while raucous is harsh and rough-sounding.

riotous

English

Adjective

(head)
  • having the characteristics of a riot
  • causing, inciting or taking part in a riot
  • unrestrained and boisterous; degenerate or dissolute

    • Synonyms

    * ragmatical

    Derived terms

    * riotous living

    raucous

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Harsh and rough-sounding.
    • At night, raucous sounds come from the swamp.
  • Disorderly and boisterous.
    • Acts of vandalism were committed by a raucous gang of drunkards.
  • * {{quote-news, year=2014
    • , date=November 14 , author=Stephen Halliday , title=Scotland 1-0 Republic of Ireland: Maloney the hero , work=The Scotsman citation , page= , passage=In a raucous atmosphere, it was an unforgiving and physical contest from the start. Grant Hanley conceded the first free-kick within the opening 20 seconds, setting the tone for a busy and thankless evening for Serbian referee Milorad Mazic.}}
  • Loud and annoying.
    • the new neighbors had a raucous party.

    Related terms

    * (l) * (l)

    Synonyms

    * (disorderly and boisterous) (l)