rampage
To rush about wildly, causing damage; or a wild rush that causes damage.
rampage in a sentence
- The escaped bull rampaged through the market, knocking over stalls of fruit.
- In the film, a furious robot starts to rampage, smashing cars and tearing down lamp posts in its rage.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to rampage?
- Apeace
- Border
- Cstampede
- Dcalm
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C: stampede. The other three mean the opposite of rampage.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to rampage?
- Astorm
- Briot
- Ccalm
- Dstampede
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C: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as rampage.
Words that mean something similar
stampede, riot, storm
Words that mean the opposite
calm, order, peace
More words about movement & action
- ransack: To search a place roughly and messily, often stealing things.
- recede: To move back or become further away.
- recoil: To jump back suddenly in fear or disgust.
- repel: To push something away or drive it back, or to make someone feel disgusted.
- restrain: To hold someone or something back.
- retreat: To move back or away, especially from danger.
- retrieve: To go and get something back.
- revolt: To rise up and fight against the people in charge.
More words to explore
Sitting the 11+ in Kent, Medway or Buckinghamshire?
Plain-English guides to each test, from the councils’ own pages: Kent Test · Medway Test · Bucks Secondary Transfer Test