Synonyms for rioting
ri·ot·ing

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1. rioting, riotnoun

   a state of disorder involving group violence

   Synonyms:
   orgy, debauch, bacchanalia, sidesplitter, howler, drunken revelry, scream, public violence, riot, belly laugh, saturnalia, bacchanal, wow, thigh-slapper, debauchery

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1. List of paraphrases for "rioting":

   riot, unrest, mutiny

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1. Jonathan Pryke:

   I guarantee you the vast majority of the people involved in the rioting and looting couldn't point China or Taiwan out on a map, they were there as opportunists because they have had very limited economic opportunity. It's a very poor country with high youth unemployment, and this just shows how quickly these things can spiral out of control in a country that's volatile.

2. Po Lam:

   We are only an enforcement agency with limited power under the law. When facing such a series of massive rioting incidents, we cannot work alone - clapping only with one hand - without appropriate measures and support from top level.

3. Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King:

   Its changed the way everybodys looking at this. Look at the millions of people marching around the world. George Floyds last moments before George Floyds May 25 death while in police custody were captured on video and has sinceprompteda worldwide movement to combat racial injustice and calls for police reform. Protests have occurred almost daily in many cities across the world, with some devolving to looting and rioting early on. George Floyds was killed unjustly. Martin Luther King Jr. was killed unjustly. My father Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King was killed unjustly, my grandmother, Reverend Alfred Daniel Williams King, was killed unjustly. I mourn and grieve with the family of George Floyds. I still miss my beloved family members.

4. Ralph Giannola:

   It's awesome that Trump is here. ... That's a good thing, i just don't want to see any rioting. I mean, protests are OK. I don't want to see anybody get hurt.

5. The Royal Society of Medicine:

   Post election violence was experienced firsthand as neighbor turned on neighbor, communities were destroyed and the media in some cases became the focus of mob rage, the deeply traumatic nature of this exposure to violence is highlighted by the fact that seven years on from the rioting and mayhem, prominent symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder and anxiety remain.