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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She’s an aesthete run amok, determined to deface anything that doesn’t live up to her impossible standards.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 25, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 22, 2025

That and Curry exiting the stage when the Lions were threatening to run amok and trouble the record books.

From BBC • Jul. 19, 2025

At times I feel like we are in a simulation run amok.

From Salon • Jul. 31, 2024

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

From "Enrique's Journey" by Sonia Nazario