went wild
Completely lost composure
Went wild describes losing restraint or control.
A crowd went wild when their team scored—erupting in unrestrained celebration.
A child went wild in the candy store, grabbing everything in sight.
Plants or animals that go wild return to an untamed state.
The phrase can signal enthusiasm, chaos, or abandonment of civilized behavior.
- freaked outBecame extremely agitated
- flipped outLost emotional control suddenly
- flew off the handleReacted with sudden rage
- feralWild after domestication
- berserkWildly, violently uncontrolled
frenzy · lost it · apeshit · rampage · rapturous · gone mad · roar · euphoric · charge · snapped · lost control · loco · jubilant · ballistic · primal · unbridled · unhinged · blew a gasket
- lost controllost control, lost it, snapped, freaked out, flipped out
behavioral control
went wildstayed calm
held back · played it safe · behaved · toed the line · kept quiet
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