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| Main Entry: | |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | excessive |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, audacious, bizarre, blunt, candid, dissolute, exaggerated, extravagant, flamboyant, frank, free, immoderate, immoral, impertinent, impotent, incontinent, indiscriminate, inordinate, intemperate, lawless, licentious, limitless, loose, open, plenary, profligate, rampant, riotous, saturnalian, spontaneous, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, uncurbed, ungoverned, unhampered, uninhibited, unlimited, unrestricted, wanton, wild |
| Antonyms: | restrained, restricted |
| Main Entry: | abandoned |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | free from moral restraint; uninhibited |
| Synonyms: | corrupt, depraved, dissolute, immoral, incontinent, incorrigible, licentious, profligate, shameless, sinful, uncontrolled, unprincipled, unrestrained, wanton, wicked, wild |
| Antonyms: | chaste, innocent, moral, pure, restrained, virtuous |
| Main Entry: | boisterous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | noisy and mischievous |
| Synonyms: | bouncy, brawling, clamorous, disorderly, effervescent, impetuous, loud, obstreperous, rambunctious, raucous, riotous, rollicking, rowdy, strident, tumultous/tumultuous, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, vociferant, vociferous, wild |
| Antonyms: | calm, quiet, restrained, silent |
| Main Entry: | broad |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vulgar |
| Synonyms: | blue, coarse, dirty, gross, improper, indecent, indelicate, low-minded, off-color, purple, racy, risqué, salty, saucy, smutty, spicy, suggestive, unrefined, unrestrained, wicked |
| Main Entry: | demonstrative |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | expressive, communicative |
| Synonyms: | affectionate, candid, effusive, emotional, evincive, expansive, explanatory, expository, frank, gushing, histrionic, illustrative, indicative, loving, open, outgoing, outpouring, outspoken, plain, profuse, symptomatic, tender, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, warmhearted |
| Antonyms: | cold, cool, inexpressive, reserved, restrained, uncommunicative, undemonstrative, unemotional |
| Main Entry: | disorderly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | messy, untidy |
| Synonyms: | all over the place, chaotic, cluttered, confused, dislocated, disorganized, heterogeneous, indiscriminate, irregular, jumbled, mixed up, out-of-control, out-of-line, out-of-step, out-of-whack, scattered, scrambled, slovenly, topsy-turvy, tumult, uncombed, undisciplined, unkempt, unmethodical, unrestrained, unsystematic, untrained |
| Antonyms: | arranged, neat, ordered, orderly, organized, systematized, trim |
| Main Entry: | dissolute |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | lacking restraint, indulgent |
| Synonyms: | abandoned, corrupt, debauched, degenerate, depraved, dissipated, evil, fast and loose, fast*, gone bad, high living, in the fast lane, intemperate, lascivious, lax, lecherous, lewd, libertine, licentious, light, loose*, night owl, nighthawk, on the take, open, player*, profligate, raffish, rakish, reprobate, slack, swift, sybaritic, unconstrained, unprincipled, unrestrained, vicious, wanton, wayward, wicked, wild |
| Antonyms: | chaste, good, moral, pure, resolute, respectful, virtuous |
* = informal/non-formal usage
| Main Entry: | effusive |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | gushing, profuse |
| Synonyms: | all jaw, big mouthed, demonstrative, ebullient, enthusiastic, expansive, extravagant, exuberant, free-flowing, fulsome, gabby, gushy, lavish, outpouring, overflowing, prolix, talkative, unconstrained, unreserved, unrestrained, verbose, windbag, windy, wordy |
| Main Entry: | exempt |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | freed from responsibility |
| Synonyms: | absolved, beat the rap, clear, cleared, discharged, excepted, excluded, excused, favored, free, immune, let go, let off, liberated, not liable, not responsible, not subject, off the hook, outside, privileged, released, set apart, spared, special, unbound, unchecked, unrestrained, unrestricted, unshackled, void of, walked |
| Antonyms: | accountable, answerable, liable, nonexempt, responsible |
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