run riot

Verb

Meaning

(idiomatic) To act in an uncontrolled, unbridled manner.

(idiomatic) To be uncontrollable.

Source: en.wiktionary.org

Synonyms

burgeon riot mutiny overrun rioting snowball revolutionize debauch carouse raise hell raise the roof revolute reluctate bespread overabound

Antonyms

observatory patrol prowl circumambulate pass through lookout man
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Examples

The children were allowed to run riot with little supervision and you could be enjoying a peaceful time somewhere when suddenly all hell broke loose. Source: Internet

The festival is extremely post-modern in its approach sets out to give theatre performers complete freedom to let their imaginations run riot. Source: Internet

THE Miss World contest has been thrown into the spotlight again this week, after a former security guard revealed he had accepted a £5 bribe to let a group of feminists run riot in the 1970 pageant. Source: Internet

Or Liverpool to run riot? Source: Internet

Will Smith’s header from a corner moments later clipped the top of the bar as the visitors threatened to run riot. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

run rings around run rings around someone run rings round run risks run roughshod run roughshod over