| Main Entry: | disorderly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | causing trouble; unlawful |
Synonyms: |
boisterous, disobedient, disruptive, drunk, fractious, indisciplined, intemperate, noisy, obstreperous, off-base, on-a-tear, out-of-line, out-of-order, raucous, rebellious, refractory, riotous, rowdy, stormy, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, uncompliant, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unmanageable, unruly, wayward |
Antonyms: |
behaved, conforming, disciplined, manageable, orderly, well-behaved |
| Main Entry: | rambunctious |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | loud, energetic |
Synonyms: |
boisterous, noisy, raucous, rough, rowdy, rude, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, turbulent, unruly |
Antonyms: |
introverted, meek, quiet, shy |
| Main Entry: | tumultous/tumultuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused; in an uproar |
Synonyms: |
agitated, boisterous, clamorous, disorderly, disturbed, excited, fierce, hectic, irregular, lawless, noisy, obstreperous, passionate, raging, rambunctious, raucous, restless, riotous, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rumbunctious, stormy, termagant, turbulent, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, violent, vociferous, wild |
Antonyms: |
calm, orderly, peaceful |
| Main Entry: | turbulent |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | rebellious, unmanageable |
Synonyms: |
agitated, anarchic, angry, bitter, boisterous, chaotic, demonstrative, destructive, disorderly, excited, fierce, fiery, foaming, insubordinate, lawless, mutinous, obstreperous, passionate, perturbed, quarrelsome, rabid, rambunctious, rampant, raucous, refractory, riotous, rough, roughhouse, rowdy, rude, seditious, shaking, stern, storming, termagant, tumultous/tumultuous, unbridled, uncontrolled, undisciplined, ungovernable, unruly, untamed, uproarious, vehement, violent, vociferous, wild |
Antonyms: |
calm, manageable, moderate, obedient, stable |
| Main Entry: | vixen |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | foxy person |
Synonyms: |
Xanthippe, cat, dragon, harpy, harridan, hellcat, she-devil, shrew, termagant, virago, witch |
| Main Entry: | hag |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | biddy |
Synonyms: |
Jezebel, Medusa, bag, battle-ax, beldam, biddy, crone, fishwife, fury, gorgon, harpy, harridan, ogress, shrew, slattern, sorceress, termagant, virago, vixen, witch |
| Main Entry: | shrew |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | mean lady |
Synonyms: |
amazon, backbiter, battle-ax, biddy, bitch, calumniator, carper, detractor, dragon, fire-eater, fishwife, fury, harpy, harridan, hell cat, hellion, hussy, madcap, muckraker, nag, ogress, old biddy, porcupine, reviler, scold, she-devil, she-wolf, siren, spitfire, termagant, tigress, virago, vituperator, vixen, wench |
| Main Entry: | tumultuous |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | confused |
Synonyms: |
agitated, boisterous, clamorous, disorderly, disturbed, excited, fierce, hectic, irregular, lawless, noisy, obstreperous, passionate, raging, rambunctious, raucous, restless, riotous, rowdy, rowdydowdy, rumbustious, stormy, termagant, turbulent, unrestrained, unruly, uproarious, violent, vociferous, wild |
| Notes: | tumult applies only to people, while turmoil is confusion and agitation for people and things; tumultuous can describe things and people |
Antonyms: |
calm, orderly, peaceful |
| Main Entry: | virago |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | aggressive woman |
Synonyms: |
amazon, beldame, fishwife, harpy, scold, shrew, termagant, vixen |
| Main Entry: | battle-ax |
| Part of Speech: | noun |
| Definition: | "harsh, domineering woman" |
Synonyms: |
battleaxe, fishwife, fury, hag, harpy, harridan, nag, scold, shrew, termagant, virago |