Synonyms for out of control
out of con·trol

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1. out of controladjective

   Synonyms:
   full tilt boogie

2. out of controladjective

   Of a situation, or machine that is not under control.

   The economy is out of control and is headed for a crash.

   Synonyms:
   full tilt boogie

3. out of controladjective

   Of a person, when one is not in control of one's actions.

   When he heard the news he went crazy. He was completely out of control.

   Synonyms:
   full tilt boogie

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1. out of control

   Read the full text of the out of control poem by Myah on the Poetry.com website.

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1. Christopher Herrmann:

   The fact that the cops are there to begin with shows you the extremeness of the case, someone either inside the house or one of the neighbors got so worried that they call the police and then something can light the fuse that sparks a fire that gets out of control pretty quickly.

2. Dennis Stolle:

   People need to have a schedule that is predictable enough that they don’t feel like their life is out of control and they can be called in to work at any moment. On the flip side, they also have need to have enough flexibility that they feel they have enough control to be able to deal with the emergencies that come up in life.

3. Betsy Brantner Smith:

   ’ Gun manufacturer greed ’ does n’t fuel gun crime any more than ‘ motor vehicle company greed ’ fuels DUI crashes and fatalities, people who do n’t feel safe are n’t free. And Americans are starting to realize that their freedoms are at stake because their freedom to shop in their neighborhood and walk their child to school safety and so many of those things are being hampered by out of control violent crime.

4. Representative Kevin McCarthy of California:

   If there’s a better way of going about doing something, we’ll look at it, but this is a situation that has gotten out of control, it is unacceptable.

5. Planning Minister Brodjonegoro:

   We will manage the growth of the city so that it doesn't wildly expand out of control.