rough-house (Meaning)
rough-house (v)
treat in a rough or boisterous manner
Synonyms & Antonyms of rough-house
Synonyms:
- hijinks
- horseplay
- playfulness
- tomfoolery
- clowning
- funning
- monkeying
- joking
- buffoonery
- skylarking
- roughhousing
Antonyms:
Synonyms:
- rambunctiousness
- sporting
- impishness
- roguishness
- roistering
- jesting
- trickery
- roguery
- foolishness
- romping
- rowdyism
- sportiveness
- waggery
- deviltry
- knavery
- clownishness
- devilry
- gambolling
- frivolity
- rumbustiousness
- nonsense
- gamboling
- rowdiness
- merrymaking
- rascality
- prankishness
- cavorting
- childishness
- mischief
- boisterousness
- mischievousness
- revelry
- frolicking
Antonyms:
No weak antonyms found.
rough-house Sentence Examples
- The children's rambunctious play morphed into a chaotic rough-house.
- The two friends engaged in a friendly rough-house, laughing and jostling with abandon.
- The puppy's boisterous rough-house with the tennis ball left a trail of chewed-up pieces.
- The skaters' rough-house on the frozen pond filled the air with the sound of laughter and the scrape of blades.
- The audience roared as the wrestlers engaged in a fierce rough-house in the ring.
- The storm whipped the trees into a frenzy, their branches clashing in an eerie rough-house of nature.
- The neighborhood dogs' nightly rough-house often disturbed the sleep of the locals.
- The children's rough-house in the living room left the furniture in a state of disarray.
- The party guests became boisterous and engaged in a harmless rough-house that filled the dance floor.
- The waves crashed against the shoreline with a rough-house roar, sending plumes of salty spray into the air.
FAQs About the word rough-house
treat in a rough or boisterous manner
hijinks, horseplay, playfulness, tomfoolery, clowning, funning, monkeying, joking, buffoonery, skylarking
caress, fondle, fondle, caress, pet,pet, foster, care (for), coddle, nurture
The children's rambunctious play morphed into a chaotic rough-house.
The two friends engaged in a friendly rough-house, laughing and jostling with abandon.
The puppy's boisterous rough-house with the tennis ball left a trail of chewed-up pieces.
The skaters' rough-house on the frozen pond filled the air with the sound of laughter and the scrape of blades.
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