Until the teacher appeared, the children were running amok in the classroom.
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Amok
/əˈmɒk/
Synonyms for "amok" (98 found)
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Adverb(3 words)
Strong matches (29)
Related words (49)
in hystericsintoxicatedlike one possessedmadmaddingmaenadicmaniacmaniacalmurderous insanityorgasmicorgiasticparoxysmphreneticpossessedpsychokinesiarabidrageragingrampingranting
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ravingraving madravishedroaringrunning madrunning wildseizurespasmstark raving madstark-raving madstormingtransporteduncontrollableviolentwildwild eyedwild-eyedwild-looking
Adverb(11 words)
malfunctionmurderouslyoffenderoutburstrampagerun amokrun wildspiral out of controlspreeuncontrollablywildly
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12 entriesaggressorfelonfranticallyfrenzygo amokprocess failurerampagerun amokspreesystem runawayuncontrollablywildly
Collocations
13 entriesamok behavioramok episodeamok eventamok incidentamok outbreakamok spreego amokgoing amokgone amokrun amokrunning amokto go amokwent amok
Inflections
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1 entriesSample sentences
19 total sentences available.
The inflation rate is running amok.
Source: tatoeba (10652149)
On Tuesday, police announced they had arrested more than 150 rowdy opposition supporters around the country who “ran amok” and vandalized property belonging to ruling party supporters.
Source: tatoeba (10966326)
The children are running amok all through the house.
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