Nearby Words
| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | disturbance or party |
| Synonyms: | bash, carousal, commotion, dance, disturbance, fancy, fracas, frolic, merrymaking, party, revel, riot, row, shindig, spree, uproar |
| Main Entry: | shindig |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | party |
| Synonyms: | affair, ball, banquet, barbecue, bash*, blowout, celebration, dance, dinner, feast, festivity, function, gala, get-together, reception, shindy, social gathering |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | carousal |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | debauchery |
| Synonyms: | bacchanals, banquet, bender, binge, carouse, drunk, feast, festival, frolic, jamboree, jamboree, orgy, revel, romp, saturnalia, shindy, spree, wassail |
| Notes: | carousal is a drunken spree; carousel is a merry-go-round or baggage machine at an airport |
| Main Entry: | polemic |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | argument |
| Synonyms: | altercation, beef, bicker, bickering, blowup, bone, bone of contention, bone to pick, brannigan, brawl, brush, clash, contention, controversy, crusher, debate, difference of opinion, difficulty, disagreement, dispute, donnybrook, dustup, exchange, face-off, falling, feud, fight, finisher, flap, fuss*, gin, go*, hassle, knock down and drag out, knockdown, out*, quarrel, rhubarb, romp, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, run-in, scene, scrap, set-to, shindy, spat, squabble, static*, stew, talking heads, tiff, word, words, wrangle |
* = informal/non-formal usage
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition
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