CAROUSING Synonyms: 57 Similar and Opposite Words

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as in merrymaking

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carousing

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verb

present participle of carouse

as in drinking

to take part in drunken revelry spent all of shore leave carousing with his mates

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Noun

My favorite of the nine bars was the 14th-deck Sky Bar, a terrific spot to go to take in amazing views with a cocktail and the place where the most carousing happens as the night gets late. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026 Brawls, arrests, pot smoking (remember, this is the 1950s), multiple affairs, and carousing were trademark Mitchum habits. — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 The two of them party hard enough and often enough that local police officer Montgomery (Missi Pyle) knows them by name; when some particularly irresponsible carousing crosses a line, however, they’re slapped with a community service sentence. — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 July 2026 Illustration by Patricia Bolaños The art of carousing has long featured a mystical element. — Marina Harss, New Yorker, 10 July 2026 Two teens who engaged a Waymo car for an afternoon of carousing were busted after the vehicle delivered them to the San Mateo police. — Bay Area News Group, Mercury News, 7 July 2026 Open Thursday to Sunday during the day, La Copine is a respite after a long hike — or a long night of carousing. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 24 Mar. 2026 There was drunken carousing and little street parking to be had on big college bar weekends and the Indianapolis Art Fair weekend. — Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 22 Mar. 2026

Verb

There are certainly fans and pundits who feel that anything short of a title shouldn’t be celebrated in sports, and some who think carousing over anything less is especially beneath the Yankees, who have won 27 World Series but zero since 2009. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 15 Sep. 2026 Three sitting rooms are complemented by a further three members’ social spaces for carousing in, concealed behind a subtle screen (here, DJs including Goldierocks make appearances, and mobile snaps are banned; staff politely place a sticker over mobile camera lenses). — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 18 May 2026 The team were meek in defeat, but after a weekend carousing and communing in central London, Newcastle fans arrived at Wembley with a collective hangover. — George Caulkin, New York Times, 20 Mar. 2026 But that doesn’t add much beyond three crusty Báthory ancestors carousing drunkenly in their coffins. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 18 Feb. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for carousing

Noun

Nor did great merrymaking surround its 2001 move to pioneer quantitative easing.

— William Pesek, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026
Once ground was completely covered with shards of tableware, folks journeyed from their seats into the center of the room for more dancing and merrymaking.

— Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 11 June 2026

Definition of merrymaking

Verb

Haymitch has a supporting role in the original franchise, appearing as the disillusioned, hard-drinking mentor of Lawrence’s Katniss Everdeen.

— Rebecca Ford, Vanity Fair, 2 Oct. 2026
Doe had been drinking before arriving at the fraternity house to meet a friend, according to the civil lawsuit.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of drinking

Noun

But somehow, in the midst of all this frat-boy revelry, Ilya is able to outline his vision for the future, one in which AI will have solved numerous human problems, including eradicating not only cancer but also loneliness and unhappiness.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 7 Oct. 2026
He was asked in the postgame revelry about the Chiefs’ 3-0 start after finishing 6-11 last season.

— Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of revelry

Verb

The video sweeps around a reveling fiefdom, showing everyone from peasants to dukes partying and getting it on.

— Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2026
Right in the middle of cheering, reveling masses was MARTA — a connective system of veins that efficiently moved the happy throngs.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of reveling

Noun

But the rollicking jollity that accompanies the final two acts, which includes the entrance of pirates and the abduction of Marina to a brothel, robs the ending of some of its pathos.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The finale is an ambiguous mix of jollity and agitation, with a piccolo shrieking above a militant march.

— Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 6 Mar. 2026

Definition of jollity

Verb

The inviting throw is ideal for curling up under while binging Halloween movies or hunkering down on football Sundays, and adds a fun fall feel to your space that can easily transition into winter decorating.

— Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026
The shows also serve to eat up time during dayside hours when consumers may not be interested in binging a drama series or original movie.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of bingeing

Noun

There's a comedy club right next door for a night of hilarity with top-drawer talent and occasional special guests.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026
Laura Benanti, one of today’s musical comedy all-stars, understands that human fallibility is at the root of genuine hilarity.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of hilarity

Noun

Anchoring all this is Fiomona’s open-hearted and entertaining performance, deftly moving between emotionally heavy dramatic scenes and others full of gaiety.

— Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 22 May 2026
The night carried a distinctly American blend of violence and gaiety.

— Aidan McLaughlin, Vanity Fair, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of gaiety

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