rampant
adjective/ˈræmpənt/
Frequency rank: #7,257 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
spreading or growing in an uncontrolled way.
Example sentence
Misinformation is rampant on social media, making it hard to know what is true.
Synonyms & related words
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