Synonyms of rampage

rampage 1 of 2

noun

ˈram-ˌpāj 

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

some crazy guy went on a rampage in the public library and started grabbing books off the shelves and tossing them around

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rage
• fury
• hysteria
• fever
• agitation
• delirium
• furor
• furore
• uproar
• flap
• chaos
• distraction
• deliriousness
• feverishness
• confusion
• havoc
• turmoil
• disorder
• pandemonium
• commotion
• to-do
• stir
• disturbance
• bedlam
• storm
• ruckus
• tempest
• rumpus
• tumult
• bustle
• clatter
• brouhaha
• squall
• clamor
• hubbub
• hullabaloo
• ruction
• stew
• shindy
• bother
• fuss
• hurly-burly
• hoo-ha

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• peace
• calm
• quiet
• serenity
• calmness
• tranquility
• quietude
• peacefulness
• placidity
• restfulness
• stillness
• repose
• tranquilness
• sereneness

rampage

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verb

as in to rant

Related Words

• rant
• rave
• carry on
• take on
• steam
• flare (up)
• foam
• rage
• fulminate
• blow up
• bluster
• flip (out)
• seethe
• burn
• storm
• fume
• smolder
• bristle
• stew
• fret
• chafe

Dissimilar Words

• restrain
• check
• appease
• curb
• subdue
• soothe
• collect
• suppress
• tone (down)
• temper
• choke (back)
• allay
• swallow
• contain
• compose
• pacify
• stifle
• moderate
• repress
• strangle
• ease
• rein
• relax
• smother
• calm
• cool
• settle
• quiet
• pocket
• quell
• hush
• let up
• still

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rampage

Noun

The plane carrying the deportees arrived on the same day the United Nations confirmed that a deadly gang rampage in the hills above Port-au-Prince had left at least 61 people dead, including 14 children. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026

Closing arguments in the guilt phase of Carlos Dominguez’s second murder trial in the 2003 stabbing rampage that left two Davis men dead and critically injured a third victim began Tuesday afternoon in Yolo Superior Court. — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 14 July 2026

Verb

When one animal falls ill, pathogens can rampage throughout the brood, picking up new mutations along the way. — Neil Vora, Time, 22 May 2026

Then Wade hooked into a really good fish, a rampaging smallmouth that leaped and plunged and skittered across the water on its tail. — Ted Janes, Outdoor Life, 21 May 2026