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amok

[uh-muhk, uh-mok] / əˈmʌk, əˈmɒk /
ADJECTIVE
haywire
Synonyms
STRONG
berserk nuts psycho screwball
WEAK
amiss batty bonkers chaotic confused cracked crazed defective disordered disorganized erratic flipped in a mess in pieces insane mad messy orderless out of order out of whack out to lunch screwy touched unbalanced unglued unhinged wacky
ADVERB
frantically
Synonyms
STRONGEST
desperately excitedly madly uncontrollably wildly
WEAK
agitatedly berserk crazily franticly hectically helter-skelter hysterically wild
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calmly

Example Sentences

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College sports may be amok but it still can dazzle.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 30, 2026

But concerns about a possible AI bubble are running amok, as stretched valuations within the technology sector draw an increasing amount of scrutiny.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

Their defending has been such an abomination that Celtic, with no dependable striker but with a point to prove, could potentially run amok.

From BBC • Aug. 30, 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

Lourdes blames Enrique’s grandmother Maria: she spoiled the boy and let him run amok.

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.