rampant

Speech parts

1. rampant - Adjective

2. rampant - Adverb

4. rampant - Adjective Satellite

Meaning

Ramping; leaping; springing; rearing upon the hind legs; hence, raging; furious.

Ascending; climbing; rank in growth; exuberant.

Rising with fore paws in the air as if attacking; -- said of a beast of prey, especially a lion. The right fore leg and right hind leg should be raised higher than the left.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

common general extensive widespread prevalent rearing rife unbridled unrestrained unchecked uncontrolled out of control savage arbutus popular
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Antonyms

limited basic poor unique alone contained
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Phrases with the word

rampant nationalism be rampant

Anagrams

mantrap

Examples

Lesbianism is so rampant in some of the schools in southeast Oklahoma that they'll only let one girl go to the bathroom. Now think about it. Think about that issue. How is it that that's happened to us? Tom Coburn

Give me rampant intellectualism as a coping mechanism. Chuck Palahniuk

Cruelty is easy, cheap and rampant. Brené Brown

Rampant inflation is just as hard to live with as the devaluation of commodities. David Harvey

Men never do good unless necessity drives them to it; but when they are free to choose and can do just as they please, confusion and disorder become rampant. Niccolò Machiavelli

The whole history of computers is rampant with cheerleading at best and bigotry at worst. Larry Wall

Close letter words and terms

rampagiousness rampallian rampancy rampant arch rampant nationalism rampantly