Synonyms of rampant

rampant

adjective

ˈram-pənt 

1

as in runaway

showing no signs of being under control

the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city

Synonyms & Similar Words

• runaway
• uncontrolled
• raw
• unbridled
• unchecked
• abandoned
• unhindered
• unbounded
• unrestrained
• uncontrollable
• intemperate
• unhampered
• wild
• ungovernable
• uninhibited
• riotous
• barbaric
• hog wild

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• controlled
• hampered
• checked
• hindered
• restrained
• constrained
• governed
• temperate
• curbed
• moderate
• bridled
• tempered

2

as in lush

growing thickly and vigorously

try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail

Synonyms & Similar Words

• lush
• weedy
• dense
• prosperous
• thick
• luxuriant
• rank
• overgrown
• lavish
• tangled
• profuse
• overrun
• verdant
• close

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• sparse
• dormant
• blighted
• stunted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rampant

In an age of rampant price hikes, a Disney FAST platform, or even several of them, makes plenty of sense. — Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 5 Aug. 2026

But fans and commentators online have speculated the scrutiny Grande referred to has to do with her appearance and apparent weight loss, which has fueled rampant online debate in recent years. — Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

So, after leaving to attend a pitchers’ meeting Monday afternoon — and after weeks of rampant speculation — Mason Miller and Adrian Morejon returned through the same door. — Dennis Lin, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

During the early nineteen-eighties, when Paul Volcker, the chair of the Federal Reserve, raised interest rates to twenty per cent in the face of rampant inflation, furious farmers blockaded the Fed’s headquarters with their tractors. — John Cassidy, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026