racketed

Created loud commotion

Racketed is the past tense of racket, meaning to make a loud, clattering noise or to move about noisily: The kids racketed around the house all morning.

Less commonly, it describes engaging in a racket—illicit or dishonest activity—though this use is rare.

noise

clanged

Rang with metallic resonance

clamored · thundered · boomed · rattled · resounded · echoed · reverberated · din · cacophony · commotion

movement

careened

Moved swiftly and unsteadily

ricocheted · rattled · careered · bumped · jounced · clattered · zoomed · sped · tore · rushed

swindling

scammed

Cheated through deception

conned · fleeced · hustled · grifted · bilked · extorted · overcharged · gouged · profiteered · exploited

Opposites
sound volume/quality

racketedhushed

Reduced to silence

quieted · quiet · silent · silenced · whispered

manner of movement

racketedglided

Moved without apparent effort

crept · drifted · floated · tiptoed · stole

Phrases
Family

racket, rackets, racketeer, racketeering, racketeers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
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Used worldwide · Timeless · Everyday, not technical · Rated G