rampage
Violent tearing through
A rampage is a violent, destructive rush—a burst of uncontrolled aggression: The gunman went on a rampage through the building.
Animals rampage when they charge wildly; crowds rampage during riots.
The word extends to any unchecked force: The virus rampaged through the population.
To be on the rampage is to be in such a state.
Wildly, violently uncontrolled
- amokIn violent frenzy
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
- crazedWildly out of control
maniacal · frenzied · raving · unhinged · deranged · hysterical · frantic · maddened
Widespread destruction and chaos
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
- vandalismWillful property damage
carnage · ruin · annihilation · laying waste · path of destruction · smashing · tearing apart · wrecking
Aggressive act against another
- assaultViolent offensive act
- brutalitySavage, merciless behavior
- savageryExtreme, violent cruelty
- bloodshedKilling and wounding
aggression · ferocity · viciousness · battery · cruelty · murderousness · carnage · slaughter
Frenzied mass flight
- chargingRestoring electrical power
- goringPiercing with horn
- tramplingCrushing underfoot repeatedly
- maulingViolent tearing attack
wild boar · rogue elephant · attacking · predator · feral · territorial · provoked · cornered
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- civil unrestPublic disturbance by citizens
- lootingTheft during disorder
- street violenceAggressive acts in public
mass destruction · public disorder · civil disturbance · melee · clash · insurrection · revolt · protest
berserk
Wildly, violently uncontrolled
- amokIn violent frenzy
- uncontrolledLacking any regulation
- wildNot domesticated or controlled
crazed · maniacal · frenzied · raving · unhinged · deranged · hysterical · frantic · maddened · out of control
havoc
Widespread destruction and chaos
- devastationSevere widespread destruction
- wreckageDestroyed remains of something
- demolitionDeliberate structural destruction
vandalism · carnage · ruin · annihilation · laying waste · path of destruction · smashing · tearing apart · wrecking · obliteration
attack
Aggressive act against another
bloodshed · aggression · ferocity · viciousness · battery · cruelty · murderousness · carnage · slaughter · mauling
stampede
Frenzied mass flight
mauling · wild boar · rogue elephant · attacking · predator · feral · territorial · provoked · cornered
mob
Disorderly, aggressive crowd
- uprisingOrganized resistance to power
- civil unrestPublic disturbance by citizens
- lootingTheft during disorder
street violence · mass destruction · public disorder · civil disturbance · melee · clash · insurrection · revolt · protest · demonstration
rampagerestraint
Control over impulses
composure · self-control · discipline · moderation · gentleness
rampagecalm
Free from agitation
tranquility · peace · serenity · peacefulness · placidity
- run rampantSpread uncontrollably, flourish wildly
- on the rampageViolently out of control
- rampant lionHeraldic cat standing upright
- rampant escalationUncontrolled rapid increase
rampant, rampages, rampaging, rampaged, rampantly, rampager, rampagers