Definitions

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

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The tone of “Run Amok” is tricky and unusual, at once lighthearted and serious.

From Los Angeles Times

Now, the rest of them are rejecting the nice guy while Rapaport continues to run amok.

From Salon

Mr. Foster offers an entertaining and informative tour of the four groups while subjecting them all to the same criticism: They focus too much on the grandiose, fixating on flying cars, artificial intelligence run amok, global veganism and apocalyptic cyberterrorism.

From The Wall Street Journal

But Beijing also can’t afford to let AI run amok.

From The Wall Street Journal

Dramatic Competition include NB Mager’s “Run Amok,” about an inflammatory high school musical; Giselle Bonilla’s “The Musical,” about a romantic rivalry between a teacher and a principal, featuring Rob Lowe; and Josef Kubota Wladyka’s “Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” about a Japanese ballroom-dancing scene.

From Los Angeles Times

run amok

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