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
Hot and cold water experiences, too, are all the rage.—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025 In its final episodes, the show builds to a climax that’s protracted over several episodes, drawing out the series’ ideas about masculinity, rage, and forgiveness.—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
On Wednesday night, the 2023 US Open winner and reigning French Open champion hosted a raging New York Fashion Week party to unveil a personalized collection of her favorite clothes and accessories for Miu Miu Select.—Paul Chi, Vogue, 11 Sep. 2025 Argentine club Independiente are raging after being ejected from this year’s Copa Sudamericana.—Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Sep. 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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