run amok

VERB

cut loose

Synonyms

WEAK

go berserk kick up one's heels let go let one's hair down run riot run wild

VERB

foam at the mouth

Synonyms

WEAK

be beside oneself be livid be pissed off froth at the mouth go berserk run mad throw a fit

VERB

rebel

Synonyms

STRONGEST

defy overthrow renounce resist revolt secede take up arms

STRONG

boycott censure combat criticize denounce disobey dissent fight mutiny oppose overturn remonstrate riot strike upset

WEAK

be insubordinate break with come out against drop out get out of line insurrect make waves opt out rise up rock the boat turn against

Antonyms

STRONGEST

comply give in obey surrender yield

STRONG

agree approve compliment endorse laud lose make peace praise sanction support

VERB

run riot

Synonyms

WEAK

carouse cut loose debauch insurge insurrect live hard mutiny revolute riot

Example Sentences

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Gossip about the celebrity guest list has run amok.

From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026

The poster child for vendor financing run amok was Lucent Technologies.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

It would be facile and easy to argue that this level of emotion is characteristic of their “intimate male friendship” and their shared passion run amok.

From Salon • Apr. 10, 2025

On Bourbon Street, consumerism and short-term gratification run amok: barkers hawk neon drinks, discarded plastic crunches underfoot, pounding drumbeats and flashing lights override rational thought.

From Slate • Jan. 7, 2025

I feel as if I were in the United Nations and the translators had run amok.

From "The Joy Luck Club" by Amy Tan

run amok

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