shindig
Big festive party
A shindig is a lively party or celebration, typically informal and festive: We're throwing a shindig for her birthday.
The word suggests dancing, music, and general revelry rather than a quiet gathering.
It's casual and slightly old-fashioned, often used with affection for a good time.
Forceful striking blow
- blowoutSudden tire failure
- wingdingBoisterous celebratory event
- hoedownLively rural dance gathering
- jamboreeLarge festive gathering
fiesta · gala · soiree · fete · get-together · gathering · reception · affair
Celebratory occasion or mood
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
- jollificationLively celebration and fun
frolic · carnival · festival · fair · jubilee · extravaganza · pageant · banquet
Marriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
- engagementCommitment to wed or attend
birthday · reunion · homecoming · prom · commencement · debut · coming-of-age · christening
bash
Forceful striking blow
jamboree · fiesta · gala · soiree · fete · get-together · gathering · reception · affair · function
festivity
Celebratory occasion or mood
- revelryNoisy, lively celebration
- merrymakingLively, cheerful celebration
- carousingBoisterous drinking spree
jollification · frolic · carnival · festival · fair · jubilee · extravaganza · pageant · banquet · feast
wedding
Marriage rite and feast
- graduationCompleting academic requirements formally
- retirementLeaving the workforce permanently
- anniversaryRecurring memorial date
engagement · birthday · reunion · homecoming · prom · commencement · debut · coming-of-age · christening · quinceañera
lively
Animated and energetic
- festiveCheerfully celebratory
- boisterousNoisily cheerful and energetic
- spiritedFull of vim
energetic · vibrant · animated · bustling · exuberant · raucous · rowdy · rollicking · convivial · merry
- celebrationsgraduation, festival, party, wedding, fireworks
- festivitiesparty, parades, celebration, carnivals, festival
- partiesbirthday party, party, costume party, house party, dinner party
- American slangbamboozle, bogus, bunkum, conniption, discombobulate
- commotioncommotion, clamor, brouhaha, bedlam, hullabaloo
- nightlifebars, clubbing, clubs, nightclubs, bar crawl
shindigfuneral
Service honoring the dead
wake · vigil · memorial service · silent retreat · formal reception
shindigsolitude
State of being alone
isolation · seclusion · hermitage · withdrawal · night in