Synonyms and Antonyms of riotous
1
causing or intended to cause laughter
- his riotous mugging always has everyone in hysterics
antic, chucklesome, comedic, comic, comical, droll, farcical, funny, hilarious, humoristic, humorous, hysterical (also hysteric), killing, laughable, ludicrous, ridiculous, risible, screaming, sidesplitting, uproarious
amusing, diverting, entertaining
clownish, knockabout, slapstick, slapsticky, zany
facetious, flip, flippant, pert, smart, smart-aleck, smart-alecky, snickery
jocular, playful, waggish
campy, jokey (also joky)
priceless, rich, whimsical, witty, wry
blithesome, gleeful, jocose, jocund, jolly, jovial, laughing, mad, merry, mirthful
earnest, grave, no-nonsense, sedate, serious, severe, sober, sobersided, solemn, somber (or sombre), staid, unsmiling, weighty
affecting, moving, poignant, touching, tragic (also tragical)
lachrymose, mournful, sad, sorrowful, tearful, woeful
2
pouring forth in great amounts
- a painting by that artist is usually a riotous display of color
abounding, abundant, ample, bounteous, bountiful, liberal, plenteous, plentiful
extravagant, luxuriant
fat, fecund, fertile
free, munificent, openhanded, unsparing, unstinting
excessive, immoderate, redundant
adequate, complete, enough, sufficient
meager (or meagre), niggardly, poor, scant, scanty, spare, sparse, stingy
deficient, inadequate, incomplete, insufficient, lacking, scarce, unsatisfactory, wanting
bare, mere, minimal
