Synonyms for rampant
- adjective
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Uncontrolled
uncontrolled, wanton, unbridled, excessive, wild, raging, unrestrained, violent, rabid, uncontrollable, furious, licentious, abundant, exuberant, luxuriant, lustful, headstrong, rank, concupiscent, fierce, riotous, ferocious
Other
Definitions
- adj. 1
Rearing on both hind legs with the forelegs extended.
The Vienna riding school displays splendid rampant movement.
- adj. 2
Rearing up, especially on its hind leg(s), with a foreleg raised and in profile.
Related words
- Word family
- rampantly ramp rampage
- Phrases
- run rampant
Example sentences
- excessive The government's expenditures are a bit excessive.
- raging My mean side is silently raging on deep inside me.
- uncontrolled Americans appear unsettled and uncontrolled to Japanese.
- unbridled Rasputin went down in history for unbridled sex.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| rampant | rising | |
| excessive | falling | |
| raging | rising | |
| uncontrolled | steady | |
| unbridled | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 4 letters
- wild1, rank1
- 5 letters
- erect2, rabid2
- 6 letters
- fierce1, raging2, wanton2
- 7 letters
- violent3, furious3, upright2, lustful2, riotous3
- 8 letters
- vertical3, abundant3
- 9 letters
- excessive3, ferocious3, exuberant4, unbridled3, luxuriant4
- 10 letters
- headstrong2, licentious3
- 12 letters
- uncontrolled3, unrestrained3, concupiscent
- 14 letters
- uncontrollable5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (erect2 = 2 syllables).