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. Representative John Ratcliffe:

   I don't think that the men and women of the intelligence community are running amok.

2. Charles Jung:

   I see this frustration with the direction of the party, asian Americans feel like Democrats are focused on the wrong things, that they’ve let ideology run amok. If Democrats don’t redouble their efforts to focus on core Democratic issues, they will lose people of color over time.

3. Chuck Nice:

   That's what comedians are talking about when they say college campuses have become places where sensitivity has run amok, there are tons of stories like that.

4. Former Michigan congressman:

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

5. Denise Shirhall:

   Theyre running amok, if they were my kids, Id pop their hand.

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