Thesaurus / run amok
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synonyms for run amok
- defy
- overthrow
- renounce
- resist
- revolt
- secede
- take up arms
- boycott
- censure
- combat
- criticize
- denounce
- disobey
- dissent
- fight
- mutiny
- oppose
- overturn
- remonstrate
- riot
- strike
- upset
- 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
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How to use run amok in a sentence
Do not the widow's tears run down the cheek, and her cry against him that causeth them to fall?
THE BIBLE, DOUAY-RHEIMS VERSIONVARIOUSA few, very few, little dots had run back over that green patch—the others had passed down into the world of darkness.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONBut if what I told him were true, he was still at a loss how a kingdom could run out of its estate like a private person.
GULLIVER'S TRAVELSJONATHAN SWIFTThe controlling leaders being out of gear the machine did not run smoothly: there was nothing but friction and tension.
NAPOLEON'S MARSHALSR. P. DUNN-PATTISONWhen these last words of his were interpreted to her, she started, made as if she would run after him, but checked herself.
RAMONAHELEN HUNT JACKSONShe would let him run about for a few moments and then she would leap upon him as if she had nearly lost him.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYAt that Farmer Green's cat began to run up and down between the rows of vegetables.
THE TALE OF GRANDFATHER MOLEARTHUR SCOTT BAILEYTheir gunnery won't run to it—was never meant to run to it—and with five going aeroplanes we can't do the spotting.
GALLIPOLI DIARY, VOLUME IIAN HAMILTONIt's quite true the land can't run away, but there are always rows and revolutions and smashes going on; you can't trust anybody.
THE PIT TOWN CORONET, VOLUME I (OF 3)CHARLES JAMES WILLSOnce or twice Squinty looked back toward the pen he had run away from, to see if Bob, his master, were coming after him.
SQUINTY THE COMICAL PIGRICHARD BARNUMWORDS RELATED TO RUN AMOK
- be insubordinate
- boycott
- break with
- censure
- combat
- come out against
- criticize
- defy
- denounce
- disobey
- dissent
- drop out
- fight
- get out of line
- insurrect
- make waves
- mutiny
- oppose
- opt out
- overthrow
- overturn
- remonstrate
- renounce
- resist
- revolt
- riot
- rise up
- rock the boat
- run amok
- secede
- strike
- take up arms
- turn against
- upset
- boycotts
- breaks with
- censures
- combats
- comes out against
- criticizes
- defies
- denounces
- disobeys
- dissents
- drops out
- fights
- gets out of line
- insurrects
- is insubordinate
- makes waves
- mutinies
- opposes
- opts out
- overthrows
- overturns
- remonstrates
- renounces
- resists
- revolts
- riots
- rises up
- rocks the boat
- runs amok
- secedes
- strikes
- takes up arms
- turns against
- upsets
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.