rampage
verb [I] /ræmˈpeɪdʒ/Definition
› to go through an area making a lot of noise and causing damage: The demonstrators rampaged through the town, smashing windows and setting fire to cars. Several villages were destroyed by rampaging soldiers.Damaging and spoilingDestroying and demolishing
(Definition of rampage verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- Destroying and demolishing
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- Hitting against objects accidentally and colliding
- Hitting and beating
- In bad condition
- Injuring and injuries
- Scratching and rubbing
- Squeezing and grinding
- Tearing and breaking into pieces
- Undamaged, unbroken or in good condition
- Upsetting and destabilizing
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Synonyms and related words:
- adulterate verb
- at the expense of sb idiom
- bastardize verb
- be hoist(ed) with/by your own petard idiom
- bite verb (AFFECT BADLY)
- cheapen verb (RESPECT LESS)
- cost sb dear idiom
- degrade verb (SPOIL)
- do for sb/sth phrasal verb
- flaw verb
- foul (sth) up phrasal verb
- gild the lily idiom
- gnaw away at sth phrasal verb
- go west idiom
- interfere with sth phrasal verb
- punishing noun
- punishment noun (BAD TREATMENT)
- put sth out of joint idiom
- queer verb
- rain on sb's parade idiom
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