rampageous

Prone to rampage

Rampageous means wildly violent, uncontrollable, or given to rampage.

The word is rare and literary, adding theatrical intensity where *rampaging* would suffice: The rampageous mob surged through the streets.

It suggests not just violence but exuberant, unchecked fury.

destructive

violent

Involving physical force

  • savageFierce and untamed
  • brutalSavagely harsh or severe
  • fierceViolently intense or aggressive

ferocious · vicious · devastating · ruinous · demolishing · wreaking · smashing · crushing · ravaging · wrecking

uncontrolled

wild

Not domesticated or controlled

unchecked · unmanageable · unruly · chaotic · frenzied · reckless · impetuous · volatile · erratic · manic

fury

rage

Intense, violent anger

  • wrathFierce, punishing anger
  • frenzyViolent mental agitation
  • madnessMental derangement or folly

berserk · ferocity · havoc · mayhem · tantrum · outburst · eruption · explosion · firestorm · tempest

Opposites
behavioral violence and destructiveness

rampageousnonviolent

Not using physical force

peaceful · gentle · harmless · docile · meek

emotional/behavioral control

rampageouscalm

Free from agitation

controlled · orderly · restrained · composed · tranquil

Family

rampage, rampages, rampaging, rampaged, rampager, rampagers

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Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Negative · Everyday, not technical · Rated PG