Revelry
What it means
Lively communal celebration, often with music, food, or drink.
Reach for it when naming exuberant festivities without automatically implying disorder
Wedding revelry continued in the courtyard until midnight.
Words to choose between 6
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playful
carousing
Fits when loud drinking is actually intended
Careful Carousing often sounds disapproving.
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everyday
festivities
Fits when organized celebration is the broad point
Careful Festivities may be restrained.
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everyday
party
Fits when informal gathering is enough
Careful Party can be quiet or political.
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warm
Fits when a joyful occasion is central
Careful Celebration need not be boisterous.
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literary
Fits when comic old-fashioned exuberance suits the tone
Careful The rarity may distract.
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literary
Fits when shared cheerful activity deserves warmth
Careful Merrymaking sounds old-fashioned.
Opposites 3
- mourning
- solemnity
- quiet
Common phrases 3
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night of revelry
A night of revelry followed the harvest parade.
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wedding revelry
Wedding revelry spilled into the lantern-lit garden.
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joyful revelry
Joyful revelry greeted the team's return.
Definitions and examples are written for this site. How words are chosen Recording: Vealhurl, Southern England accent, from Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0 Updated