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- pronunciation:
- raem
p
nt
- features:
- Word Combinations (adjective)
part of speech: |
adjective |
definition 1: |
unrestrained or uncontrollable; unbridled.
The period was characterized by rampant corruption in city government.Vines are becoming rampant in the garden.- synonyms:
- unbridled, uncontrollable, ungovernable, unrestrained
- antonyms:
- controlled
- similar words:
- frenzied, riotous
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definition 2: |
violent in nature or behavior; raging.
a rampant storm- synonyms:
- raging
- antonyms:
- mild
- similar words:
- berserk, ferocious, fierce, furious, rip-roaring, tempestuous, tumultuous, turbulent, violent
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definition 3: |
of an animal, raised up on the hind legs as if to roar or pounce.
- similar words:
- ramping, upright
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definition 4: |
of an animal in heraldry, represented in profile with the body raised up on the left hind leg, with the right foreleg elevated above the left.
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definition 5: |
in architecture, rising from supports or abutments that are lower at one side than at the other.
a rampant arch |
related words: |
epidemic, impetuous, rife, standing |
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derivation: |
rampantly (adv.) |
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