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rampant Definition

ramp·ant (ram′pənt)

adjective

  1. growing luxuriantly; flourishing rampant plants
  2. spreading unchecked; widespread; rife
  3. violent and uncontrollable in action, manner, speech, etc.
  4. Archit. having one abutment higher than the other: said of an arch
    1. rearing up on the hind legs
    2. 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

ramp′·ancy noun ramp′·antly adverb

rampant Synonyms

rampant

modif.

raging, uncontrolled, growing without check, wild, violent, vehement, impetuous, turbulent, rank, luxuriant, exuberant, profuse, blustering, tumultuous, boisterous, furious, unruly, rife, prevalent, widespread, dominant, predominant, prevailing, excessive, clamorous, fanatical, exceeding all bounds, impassioned, unrestrained, unbridled, unchecked, epidemic, pandemic, extravagant, overabundant, out of control, sweeping the country, like wildfire*; see also plentiful 2, wild 3.

Antonyms restrained, mild, scarce.

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

  • world: Please deliver us from evil, which is rampant in this world.
  • society: The stories of unnecessary operations and faulty operations are rampant in society.