Antonyms for amok
əˈmʌk, əˈmɒkamok

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1. amuck, amok, berserk, demoniac, demoniacal, possessed(p)adverb

   frenzied as if possessed by a demon

   "the soldier was completely amuck"; "berserk with grief"; "a berserk worker smashing windows"

   Antonyms:
   sane

2. amok, amuckadverb

   wildly; without self-control

   "when the restaurant caught fire the patrons ran amuck, blocking the exit"

   Antonyms:
   sane

   Synonyms:
   amuck, murderously

3. amok, amuck, murderouslyadverb

   in a murderous frenzy

   "rioters running amuck and throwing sticks and bottles and stones"

   Antonyms:
   sane

   Synonyms:
   amuck, murderously

How to use amok in a sentence?

1. Bruce Patterson:

   With COVID-19, we have a virus thats running amok in the human population. It originated in a horseshoe bat in China. There are 25 or 30 species of horseshoe bats in China, and no one can determine which one was involved. We owe it to ourselves to learn more about them and their relatives.

2. Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker:

   I never talked about a wall of the north, I'm certainly not now. That's just what happens when things get run amok, this is just a joke in terms of how people react to things. I've said for some time that you need to secure the southern border. I've talked about the infrastructure, the personnel, the technology needed there. I've talked about enforcing the laws.

3. Amber Heard:

   The vast majority of this trial was played out on social media, i think that this trial is an example of that gone haywire, that gone amok, and the jury is not immune to that…I think even for the most well-intentioned juror, it would have been impossible to avoid this.

4. Former Michigan congressman:

   I don't even care about the human element. There's a system out there running amok.

5. Darrell Issa:

   The Biden Administration’s clear consideration to ban an appliance used by more than 40 million homes and 76 percent of restaurants is worse than Green New Deal-style regulation run amok, it is a preposterous overreach of federal power that would deny Americans a necessary product they use every day.

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