riotously

ADVERB

fiercely

Synonyms

STRONGEST

angrily boldly brutally ferociously forcefully frantically furiously madly mightily passionately savagely severely vehemently viciously wildly

WEAK

awfully forcibly frenziedly frighteningly hard horribly impetuously in a frenzy irresistibly like cats and dogs maleficiently malevolently malignly monstrous no holds barred roughly stormily tempestuously terribly threateningly tigerishly tooth and nail turbulently uncontrollably venomously with bared teeth

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calmly gently

WEAK

kindly mildly quietly tamely

ADVERB

violently

Synonyms

STRONGEST

fiercely forcefully forcibly intensely powerfully strongly vigorously

WEAK

combatively compellingly disturbingly extremely overwhelmingly rebelliously stormily turbulently

Antonyms

STRONGEST

weakly

WEAK

gently mildly nonviolently peacefully quietly

Example Sentences

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It was a win that very few saw coming and it was riotously celebrated because of that.

From BBC • May 24, 2025

Stand-up comedy has exploded on streaming, granting exposure to riotously funny relative unknowns, some of whom cranked out sets hilarious enough to hurt.

From Salon • Dec. 12, 2023

They knew it had the potential to be riotously funny, slyly insightful and boundary pushing for queer teen representation.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 22, 2023

“Babylon” doesn’t just long for the movie palaces of old, or even the wild-and-woolly world of silent film and the attendant bacchanalia the movie so riotously depicts.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2023

Everybody was essentially himself—was riotously busy fulfilling the vagaries of human nature.

From "The Once and Future King" by T. H. White

riotously

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