CEFR B2

rambunctious

adjective

Meaning

rambunctious means boisterous, energetic, noisy, and difficult to control. It can have more than one sense, so use the alternate meanings and examples to choose the meaning that matches your sentence.

Examples

The kids are being especially rambunctious today.
The writer described the response as rambunctious.

Synonyms: hyphy, robustious, rumbustious, shandy, unruly

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rambunctious (B2)

adjective

Pronunciation: /ɹæmˈbʌŋ(k)ʃəs/

Definition

Examples

The kids are being especially rambunctious today.
The writer described the response as rambunctious.
A rambunctious tone can change the mood of a conversation.

How to Use rambunctious

rambunctious + noun (collocation): Use rambunctious before a noun to describe that quality. — "The writer described a rambunctious reaction."
become rambunctious (collocation): Use after become, seem, or be for a state or quality. — "The discussion became rambunctious near the end."

Synonyms of rambunctious

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