fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.
last year's fad is over
rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.
Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted
Examples of rage in a Sentence
Noun
Her note to him was full of rage.
He was shaking with rage.
She was seized by a murderous rage.
His rages rarely last more than a few minutes. Verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision.
The manager raged at the umpire.
A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors.
The fire raged for hours.
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Noun
Emotionally intelligent people don't unleash their rage like this.—Juli Fraga, CNBC, 27 June 2025 In rage and disbelief, Gi-hun mourned the death of his friend and wailed with grief as masked soldiers apprehended him.—Esther Kang, People.com, 26 June 2025
Verb
The battle over Elizabeth Street Garden has raged on for more than a decade.—Randy Mastro, New York Daily News, 24 June 2025 Heredia shared a video alongside his comments, which shows a diver pulling rope out of the raging waters near the waterfall.—Abigail Adams, People.com, 23 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for rage
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence
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