rampant

1 showing no signs of being under control the mayor promised to put a stop to the rampant crime that plagued the city Synonyms abandoned, intemperate, raw, runaway, unbounded, unbridled, unchecked, uncontrolled, unhampered, unhindered, unrestrained Related Words uncontrollable, ungovernable; barbaric, hog wild, riotous, uninhibited, wild Near Antonyms moderate, tempered Antonyms bridled, checked, constrained, controlled, curbed, governed, hampered, hindered, restrained, temperate

2 growing thickly and vigorously try to avoid the patch of rampant poison ivy near the resting spot on the trail Synonyms lush, luxuriant, prosperous, rank, weedyRelated Words lavish, profuse; overgrown, overrun, verdant; close, dense, tangled, thickNear Antonyms dormant; blighted, stuntedAntonyms sparse