rabid

adjective

ˈra-bəd How to pronounce rabid (audio)
Definition of rabidnext
1
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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2
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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3
as in ferocious
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity rabid opposition expressed through turbulent protests

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4
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 Traveling cross-country to face a rabid Buffalo fanbase will not cure Herbert’s hiccups. — Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 24 Sep. 2026 Ahead of what will likely be a rabid San Sebastián Film Festival premiere, Brad Pitt joined his Heart of the Beast director David Ayer for a press conference on Wednesday. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2026 California counties are reporting more rabid bats in 2026, including cases in the Bay Area, Sutter County and Yosemite National Park. — The Sacramento Bee Staff, Sacbee.com, 20 Sep. 2026 His music covers the entire spectrum, and he's built a rabid following of millions of fans. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rabid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rabid
  1. extreme
  2. angry
  3. ferocious
  4. frantic
  5. radical
  6. enraged
  7. violent
  8. furious
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  • Without intervention, those numbers will only grow as extreme events worsen.
    — Justin Worland, Time, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kenya's National Transport and Safety Authority called upon all motorists to exercise extreme caution, avoid dangerous overtaking and strictly observe lane discipline.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of extreme
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  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of angry
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  • Pursuing Leamas and Doris are Josef Fiedler and Hans-Dieter Mundt, two Stasi operatives whose ferocious desire to shut down the intelligence leak is matched only by their internal rivalry and an iron will to outmatch each other.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Pursuing Leamas and Doris are Josef Fiedler (Brühl) and Hans-Dieter Mundt (Kammerer), two Stasi operatives whose ferocious desire to shut down the intelligence leak is matched only by their internal rivalry and an iron will to outmatch each other.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ferocious
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  • Prosecutors say Flynn staged a home invasion to mislead investigators and claimed in a frantic 911 call that a burglar had shot his wife.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Groh recommends booking a scan out of raw curiosity rather than a frantic search for safety.
    — Cheryl Fenton, Flow Space, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of frantic
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  • The president also suggested that Talarico is far too radical for the Lone Star State.
    — Mabinty Quarshie, The Washington Examiner, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Zirin states that Zinn was never an official party member, but his association with radical politics might have been enough to limit his job prospects.
    — Barbara Spindel, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of radical
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  • And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enraged
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  • In recent years, right-wing figures and media outlets have advanced the narrative that transgender people and those who support them are violent or dangerous to society.
    — Lisa Hagen, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Instead, the Boeing 737 Max 8 plunged thousands of feet after a violent confrontation erupted inside its cockpit.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of violent
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  • The shooting kicked off a blockbuster federal court case that fell apart only weeks later and led to a day of chaos in Brighton Park as federal agents deployed multiple rounds of chemical munitions against furious residents.
    — Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Martinez was said to have been furious with officials responsible for executing Pike.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026
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“Rabid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rabid. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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