rough-house Synonyms
Strongest:
- roughhousing
- monkeying
- skylarking
- joking
- clowning
- funning
- playfulness
- buffoonery
- tomfoolery
- horseplay
- hijinks
Strong:
- monkeyshine-s-
- silliness
- slapstick
- foolery
- horsing-around
- clownery
- shenanigan-s-
- high-jinks
- monkey-business
Weak:
- impishness
- rumbustiousness
- rowdyism
- clownishness
- roguery
- boisterousness
- mischief
- rambunctiousness
- roistering
- revelry
- waggery
- jesting
- sportiveness
- sporting
- rowdiness
- devilry
- romping
- rascality
- prankishness
- gamboling
- gambolling
- merrymaking
- cavorting
- mischievousness
- childishness
- knavery
- frolicking
- deviltry
- foolishness
- frivolity
- roguishness
- nonsense
- trickery
rough-house Meaning
rough-house (v)
treat in a rough or boisterous manner
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
roughhousing, monkeying, skylarking, joking, clowning, funning, playfulness, buffoonery, tomfoolery, horseplay
fondle, caress, caress, pet,pet, fondle, foster, nurture, mollycoddle, coddle
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.
