rampant Definition
ramp·ant (ram′pənt)
adjective
- growing luxuriantly; flourishing rampant plants
- spreading unchecked; widespread; rife
- violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc.
- Archit. having one abutment higher than the other: said of an arch
- rearing up on the hind legs
- Heraldry depicted thus in profile, with one forepaw raised above the other a lion rampant
Etymology: ME < OFr, prp. of ramper: see ramp
rampant Related Forms
rampant Synonyms
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rampant Usage Examples
Preposition: on
front: Gents Fuschia Lion T-Shirt Made from 100 % cotton our screen printed t-shirts have a large lion rampant on the front.
Preposition: within
tressure: Or lion rampant within a double tressure flory counter flory gules; 3rd.
Adjective complement with noun phrase
have: Gents Fuschia Lion T-Shirt Made from 100 % cotton our screen printed t-shirts have a large lion rampant on the front.
Modifies a noun
- argent: CREST: On a Wreath of the Colors a Horse rampant Argent gorged with a Mural Crown Gules.
- consumerism: Christmas has become yet another victim of society's rampant consumerism.
- commercialism: However, it is clear that " rampant commercialism " would be very unpopular.
- materialism: The pendulum of rampant materialism has now swung too far, correspondingly to be rebuked by new forces of dissent.
- individualism: This is the opposite of moral anarchy or rampant individualism.
- homophobia: The strongest aspect is the film's edgy confrontation of rampant homophobia.
Modifying Another Word
- so: Why is false doctrine so rampant in the churches?
- still: It has a lot to do with my still rampant freebie focus that I've written many features on in the past.
- already: Zimbabweans wait to see whether the ministry will have enough teeth to stamp out already rampant corruption in the bud.
- now: County were now rampant, with Tarr making another save on the line on 53 minutes.
- also: Corruption is also rampant - almost everyone can be corrupt.
- not: Neither team seem to have a cruise control to carry them through the periods when they are not rampant.
Used with adjective complement
- run: The theories about her have been running rampant: What do I believe?
- become: With the cold weather setting in here in the South, sore throats become really rampant.
- remain: I doubt that our visitors were aware of the extent to which homophobia remained rampant.
Preposition: in
Browse dictionary entries near rampant
- ‹ rampageous
- ‹ rampage
- ‹ ramp
- ‹ ramous
- ‹ ramose
- ‹ Ramos, Graciliano
- ‹ Ramona
- ‹ Ramo n y Cajal, Santiago
- ‹ Ramo¤ n y Cajal, Santiago
- ‹ rammish
- rampart ›
- rampike ›
- rampion ›
- ramps ›
- ramrod ›
- Ramsay ›
- Ramses ›
- Ramsey, SirAlf ›
- Ramsey, SirAlf(red) ›
- Ramsgate ›

