riot vs bacchanalia

riot and bacchanalia both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
riot	Yes	No	Yes	No
bacchanalia	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, riot and bacchanalia are synonyms defined as:

riot and bacchanalia: a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity

Other synonyms of riot include bacchanal, debauch, debauchery, drunken revelry, orgy, saturnalia.

riot (noun)	bacchanalia (noun)
a public act of violence by an unruly mob	a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
a wild gathering involving excessive drinking and promiscuity
a joke that seems extremely funny
a state of disorder involving group violence

riot (verb)	bacchanalia (verb)
take part in a riot; disturb the public peace by engaging in a riot
engage in boisterous, drunken merrymaking