out-of-control
Beyond any restraint
Out-of-control describes something no longer manageable or restrained.
A situation, person, or thing has exceeded the ability to regulate it: The fire was out-of-control within minutes, an out-of-control teenager, Spending has gotten out-of-control.
Often hyphenated when used as an adjective before a noun, unhyphenated when predicative: The car went out of control.
Carelessly ignoring danger
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- unrulyDifficult to control
- undisciplinedLacking self-control or order
- rebelliousResisting authority or control
defiant · disobedient · incorrigible · unmanageable · ungovernable · wayward · delinquent · lawless
Emotionally out of control
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
- overwroughtExcessively emotional or elaborate
inconsolable · distraught · meltdown · breakdown · rage · sobbing · tantrum · outburst
Violent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- bedlamState of wild disorder
- anarchyDisorder from absent authority
disorder · turmoil · frenzy · madness · rampage · uproar · commotion · unrest
One who flees
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- hurtlingMoving dangerously fast
- barrelingMoving recklessly fast
swerving · spinning · plummeting · fishtailing · veering · accelerating · brakeless · unstoppable
Curving in widening circles
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
- explodingBursting outward violently
metastasizing · wildfire · contagion · spreading · unchecked · uncontained · rampant · unbridled
reckless
Carelessly ignoring danger
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- unrulyDifficult to control
- undisciplinedLacking self-control or order
rebellious · defiant · disobedient · incorrigible · unmanageable · ungovernable · wayward · delinquent · lawless · rampaging
hysterical
Emotionally out of control
- unhingedMentally or emotionally unstable
- manicAbnormally elevated, agitated
- franticWildly anxious or desperate
overwrought · inconsolable · distraught · meltdown · breakdown · rage · sobbing · tantrum · outburst · volatile
mayhem
Violent disorder and destruction
- pandemoniumState of utter confusion
- havocWidespread destruction and chaos
- bedlamState of wild disorder
anarchy · disorder · turmoil · frenzy · madness · rampage · uproar · commotion · unrest · upheaval
runaway
One who flees
- careeningTilting or swaying recklessly
- skiddingUncontrolled sliding motion
- hurtlingMoving dangerously fast
barreling · swerving · spinning · plummeting · fishtailing · veering · accelerating · brakeless · unstoppable · derailing
spiraling
Curving in widening circles
- snowballingIncreasing by rapid accumulation
- ballooningSwelling or aerial drifting
- mushroomingExpanding rapidly outward
exploding · metastasizing · wildfire · contagion · spreading · unchecked · uncontained · rampant · unbridled · epidemic
out-of-controlunder control
Being successfully managed
controlled · in control · manageable · managed · regulated
out-of-controlself-controlled
Having restraint over impulses
disciplined · composed · restrained · measured · well-behaved
out-of-controlstable
Secure and unchanging
steady · orderly · predictable · consistent · balanced
control, outing, outward, outwardly, outer, outermost, outside, outsider, controlled