gone rogue
Off the reservation
Gone rogue describes someone who has broken from authority or established norms to act independently, often dangerously or unpredictably.
Originally military slang for a soldier who abandons orders, it now applies broadly: The AI has gone rogue, a gone-rogue cop.
The phrase implies betrayal of a group or mission, though sometimes with a hint of admiration for the rebel.
- off the reservationBeyond authorized limits
- renegadeDeserter of a cause
- insubordinationDefying workplace authority
- rebellionDefiance of established power
- outlawFugitive from justice
recklessness · chaos · traitor · dissent · loose cannon · maverick · lone wolf · volatility · iconoclast · vigilante · instability · sabotage · betrayal · defiance · mutiny · danger · disobedience · anarchy
gone rogueconformed
Acted according to expectations
played it safe · fallen in line · fell in line · colored inside the lines
gone, goes, going, goer, goers, rogue, rogues, roguish, roguishly