riot
noun
verb (used without object)
verb (used with object)
Origin of riot
Synonyms for riot
Related Words for riot
turmoil, disturbance, brawl, strife, uproar, protest, storm, turbulence, lawlessness, trouble, anarchy, panic, rampage, burst, ruckus, scene, hassle, racket, free-for-all, flapExamples from the Web for riot
Contemporary Examples of riot
They made one last charge for the airport, and when the riot police blocked them again a melee ensued.
Riot police eventually converged from the flanks, hundreds at first, then hundreds more, with shields and batons.
The riot police advanced on the crowd and the crowd gave some ground but did not retreat.
A battalion of riot police armed with shotguns arrived on the scene.
Honoring The Late John Doar, A Nearly Forgotten Hero Of The Civil Rights EraGary May
November 15, 2014
When the vote was announced and people were informed that MPs had voted against gay equality, there was a riot.
Historical Examples of riot
The riot had now changed into open mutiny among these marshmen and miners.
Micah ClarkeArthur Conan Doyle
This man was Hugh; and in every part of the riot, he was seen.
Barnaby RudgeCharles Dickens
There was a riot in the streets; in one house the poison cup was ready.
Things as They AreAmy Wilson-Carmichael
I believe you'd raise a riot in the cemetry if you were dead, you would.
The Universal ReciterVarious
It were blasphemy to call this riot the desire for progress for the masses.
Blood and IronJohn Hubert Greusel