Synonyms of amok

amok 1 of 2

adverb

variants or amuck

as in frantically

in a confused and reckless manner

returned to the classroom to find an escaped snake and her students running amok

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frantically
• wild
• wildly
• uncontrollably
• frenziedly
• frenetically
• hectically
• berserk
• madly
• desperately
• crazily
• recklessly
• harum-scarum
• chaotically
• helter-skelter
• haywire
• heedlessly
• berserkly
• pell-mell
• agitatedly
• confusedly
• aimlessly
• wantonly
• feverishly
• haphazardly
• turbulently
• riotously
• tumultuously
• haphazard
• topsy-turvy
• skittishly
• hit or miss
• hotheadedly

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• calmly
• peacefully
• serenely
• unconcernedly
• placidly
• coolly
• cooly
• imperturbably
• composedly
• mildly
• meekly
• systematically
• passively
• tamely
• collectedly
• orderly
• methodically
• self-possessedly
• self-composedly

amok

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adjective

variants or amuck

as in berserk

Synonyms & Similar Words

• berserk
• maniac
• crazed
• bedlam
• psychotic
• deranged
• haywire
• nuclear
• maniacal
• demented
• whacky
• ballistic
• lunatic
• ape
• nuts
• psycho
• mad
• wacko
• unhinged
• looney
• insane
• loony
• screwy
• batty
• mental
• nutty
• unbalanced
• cuckoo
• loco
• paranoid
• wacky
• whacko
• daffy
• cracked
• bonkers
• loopy
• scatty
• daft
• paranoic
• moonstruck
• barmy
• delirious
• paranoiac
• non compos mentis
• gaga
• dotty
• schizophrenic
• loony tunes
• bughouse
• neurotic
• off
• schizoid
• fey
• certifiable
• disordered
• sociopathic
• kooky
• crackbrained
• unsound
• bananas
• crazy
• disturbed
• obsessive-compulsive
• brainsick
• delusionary
• tetched
• aberrant
• delusional
• balmy
• meshuga
• touched
• crackpot
• kookie
• eccentric
• looney tunes
• paranoidal
• irrational
• meshuggah
• oddball
• meshugah
• bats
• wud
• crackers
• potty
• teched
• cranky
• meshugge
• fruity
• strange
• foolish
• pixilated
• unreasonable
• witless
• pixillated
• odd
• senseless
• hysteric
• frantic
• frenzied
• distraught
• raving
• queer
• hysterical
• depressed
• distracted
• wigged-out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• reasonable
• rational
• clear
• normal
• wise
• lucid
• healthy
• judicious
• sensible
• sane
• sound
• balanced
• well-adjusted
• unneurotic
• compos mentis
• uncrazy

Phrases Containing amok

• run amok

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