REVELERS Synonyms: 17 Similar and Opposite Words

revelers

noun

variants or revellers

plural of reveler

as in celebrants

one who engages in merrymaking especially in honor of a special occasion wedding revelers whooping it up until dawn

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Recent Examples of revelers With a huge surplus of commercial space sitting fallow in the area, the flexibility and creativity of club music might be a natural fit to repopulate the area with foot traffic and revelers. — Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 While most are Spaniards, around 15% of the revelers are from abroad. — ABC News, 6 July 2026 In one scene, a pair of revellers dance naked just outside the fence of the Calvary Cemetery, thumbing their noses at the reaper while the Manhattan skyline towers in the distance. — Chris Wiley, New Yorker, 4 July 2026 Bailey Allen In 92-degree humid heat, revelers in red, white, and blue strolled around downtown Boston hours ahead of the Boston Pops July 4th Fireworks Spectacular. — Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026 Mayor Daniel Lurie hosted a press conference Monday to address the public on how the city plans to manage the overlapping swarms of soccer fans and 4th of July revelers. — Kassia Bonesteel, CBS News, 29 June 2026 The roving outdoor Fête de la Musique last Sunday drew half a million revelers. — Thomas Chatterton Williams, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 Bitat, 59, was dragged out of the cab and beaten as thousands of revelers celebrated in the streets outside Madison Square Garden. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 26 June 2026 Testimony by other eyewitnesses was used to corroborate defense claims that New Year’s revelers were setting off fireworks in the area that night. — Jack Hannah, CNN Money, 25 June 2026

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While the dangerous temperatures shuttered a slew of events, celebrants still packed the streets in Boston, Philadelphia and New York.

— Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
What celebrants are celebrating, exactly, is diverse and personal.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 July 2026

Definition of celebrants

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Tourists and Independence Day celebrators are expected to flock to Independence Mall on Saturday, when the new panels could be on display if the National Park Service installs them in time.

— Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
Amethyst Martinez In New York City, celebrators had a plethora of events to choose from to mark the United States' 250th anniversary of its independence.

— Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 4 July 2026

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