RABID Synonyms: 263 Similar and Opposite Words

rabid

adjective

ˈra-bəd

Definition of rabid

as in extreme

being very far from the center of public opinion soccer fans whose rabid enthusiasm makes them go berserk when their team wins

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as in angry

feeling or showing anger he became rabid when the bank manager told him he would lose the family farm if he didn't pay the mortgage

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as in ferocious

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity rabid opposition expressed through turbulent protests

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as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity the rabid witch hunts that occurred in Salem in 1692, when 150 people were accused of witchcraft and imprisoned

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Recent Examples of rabid Many rabid fans from other cities would be glad to trade places with them anytime. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026 Cujo Man’s best friend becomes a monster in Cujo, King’s 1981 novel about a rabid Saint Bernard who goes on a killer rampage. — Christopher Rudolph, PEOPLE, 12 Oct. 2026 The outsized performance of movies such as Obsession and Backrooms sparked a rabid interest from studios in a generation of filmmakers who did not come up the traditional latter, but instead rose up making short-form content on digital platforms. — Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 According to the news release, rabies is most commonly transmitted through the bite or scratch of an infected animal, or when saliva from a rabid animal comes in contact with an open wound or a mammal's eyes, nose or mouth. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rabid

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Imagine being able to test how a jet engine will perform under extreme temperatures, identify when a factory machine might fail, or see how a building will respond to changing weather conditions without physically experimenting on any of them.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
The most extreme is the outdoor pool with Lucerne’s lake water (untreated), a truly icy experience undertaken naked.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of extreme

Adjective

Classical conservatism is about creating conditions for human flourishing, and the angry populism of the modern era is an unsatisfying substitute for older conservative ideas.

— Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 11 Nov. 2026
Sophie, 30, gets that the WNBA Mean Girls are busy catering to the angry purple-haired lesbians.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

The rising, warming sea and ferocious winter storms have battered the road.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
One of the most celebrated objects from the India Museum is a mechanical wooden sculpture of a ferocious tiger gnawing at a British soldier’s throat.

— Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of ferocious

Adjective

The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Humiliated and enraged, Shurpanakha flees and recounts the incident to her brother Khara, setting in motion a series of confrontations between the rakshasas and Rama and Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraged

Adjective

The scale-rich designs absorbed sudden, violent impacts without buckling, offered a massive range of tunable stiffness, and successfully cushioned delicate objects embedded deep inside them.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 12 Nov. 2026
At night, our tent offered a fragile haven from the elements, rocking back and forth like a ship in the violent winds that Werba had predicted.

— John B. Snow, Outdoor Life, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of violent

Adjective

The Democratic Socialists of America sparked furious outrage after tapping controversial Twitch star Hasan Piker to anchor their election night broadcast.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Exasperated and furious over their inaction, Heumann and a group of disability activists staged a sit-in at the San Francisco Health, Education and Welfare federal building on Apr 5, 1977.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026