riot
nounHow many syllables in riot?
There are 2 syllables in the word riot.How to pronounce riot:
Definition of riot:
- riot (noun):
- a violent public disorder
- a disturbance made by an unruly mob
- a public act of violence by an unruly mob.
- a tumultuous disturbance of the public peace by three or more persons assembled together and acting with a common intent
Synonyms for riot:
bacchanal
bacchanalia
belly laugh
commotion
confusion
debauch
debauchery
disorder
disturbance
donnybrook
drunken revelry
fray
hoot
howler
joke
knee-slapper
laugh
lawlessness
mob violence
orgy
public violence
quarrel
race riot
rioting
row
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Antonyms for riot:
accord
agreement
aid
amity
arrangement
boredom
breeze
calm
calmness
compatibility
compliance
composure
concord
conformity
content
contentedness
contentment
control
cooperation
decorousness
decorum
discipline
disorganisation
disorganization
ease
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Here are some other common 2-syllable words.
- ophrah
- metro
- cozy
- complain
- Logan
- waiter
- disguise
- darling
- witness
- garbage
- dryad
- asleep
- adieu
- colors
- bleeding
- cherely
- hater
- corsair
- learning
- sentence
- father
- silent
- tables
- singing
- letter
- rhythm
- again
- table
- cheater
- there'll
- lauded
- coomy
- tennis
- record
- Jersey
- exam
- repeat
- dying
- boo-boo
- Jairo
- creature
- Cochise
- Amy
- flavor
- chairman
- shady
- gentle
- connive
- Chinese
- unlock
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