Need another word that means the same as “amok”? Find 4 synonyms and 30 related words for “amok” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Amok” are: amuck, murderously, berserk
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amok” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| amuck | Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. The soldier was completely amuck. |
| berserk | Wildly frenzied and out of control. A berserk worker smashing windows. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “amok” as an adverb can have the following definitions:
| amuck | Wildly; without self-control. Rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones. |
| murderously | As if bent on murder. |
| berserk | Frenzied as if possessed by a demon. A berserk worker smashing windows. |
| bipolar | Of a person suffering from bipolar disorder. A sharply bipolar division of affluent and underclass. |
| certifiable | Able or needing to be officially recorded. Encephalitis was a certifiable condition. |
| crazy | (of a ship or building) full of cracks or flaws; unsound. The noise was driving me crazy. |
| demented | Suffering from dementia. She was demented with worry. |
| demoniac | Relating to or characteristic of a demon or demons. Demoniac rage. |
| deranged | Driven insane. A deranged gunman. |
| disturbed | Affected with madness or insanity. Disturbed grass showed where the horse had passed. |
| folly | A theatrical revue with glamorous female performers. An act of sheer folly. |
| foolery | Foolish or senseless behavior. We endured his foolery all afternoon. |
| harebrained | Very foolish. Harebrained ideas. |
| insane | Extremely foolish; irrational. They were making insane amounts of money. |
| insanity | Relatively permanent disorder of the mind. It might be pure insanity to take this loan. |
| loon | A silly or foolish person. If only she weren t such a lovesick loon. |
| lunacy | Foolish or senseless behavior. It has been suggested that originality demands a degree of lunacy. |
| lunatic | Extremely foolish or eccentric. He would be asked to acquiesce in some lunatic scheme. |
| mad | Make someone mad. Antony s mother told him he was mad to be leaving Dublin. |
| madden | Make (someone) extremely annoyed. His behavior is maddening. |
| maniac | An insane person. A religious maniac. |
| maniacal | Wildly disordered. A maniacal frenzy. |
| mentally | In a manner relating to the mind. Soldiers become physically and mentally exhausted. |
| nuts | Informal or slang terms for mentally irregular. The way he turns on the television as soon as he walks in drives me nuts. |
| paranoid | A person who is paranoid. Further accusations would sound like the ramblings of a paranoid. |
| psychiatrist | A medical practitioner specializing in the diagnosis and treatment of mental illness. |
| psychopath | Someone with a sociopathic personality a person with an antisocial personality disorder psychopath was once widely used but has now been superseded by sociopath. Playground psychopaths will gather around a fight to encourage the combatants. |
| psychopathic | Suffering from or constituting a chronic mental disorder with abnormal or violent social behaviour. A psychopathic disorder. |
| raving | In a raving manner. The ravings of a madwoman. |
| schizophrenia | (in general use) a mentality or approach characterized by inconsistent or contradictory elements. Gibraltar s schizophrenia continues to be fed by colonial pride. |
| unbalanced | Not giving accurate, fair, or equal coverage to all aspects; partial. This may give an unbalanced impression of the competition. |
| wacko | A crazy person. A trailer park peopled by exotic wackos and misfits. |
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