Synonyms of rage

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noun

ˈrāj 

1

as in frenzy

a state of wildly excited activity or emotion

found her at home in a rage of scrubbing and cleaning in preparation for the rabbi's visit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frenzy
• rampage
• fury
• hysteria
• agitation
• delirium
• fever
• furor
• furore
• flap
• uproar
• distraction
• feverishness
• confusion
• deliriousness
• chaos
• turmoil
• disorder
• commotion
• havoc
• pandemonium
• stir
• to-do
• bedlam
• tempest
• disturbance
• tumult
• clamor
• clatter
• brouhaha
• ruckus
• rumpus
• hubbub
• storm
• bustle
• hullabaloo
• squall
• fuss
• ruction
• stew
• bother
• shindy
• hurly-burly
• hoo-ha

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• still
• peace
• calm
• calmness
• serenity
• quiet
• tranquility
• quietude
• stillness
• placidity
• peacefulness
• restfulness
• repose
• sereneness
• tranquilness

2

as in anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

boiling with rage at the waiter's insult, he demanded to see the manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• indignation
• fury
• outrage
• wrath
• mood
• wrathfulness
• irritation
• madness
• exasperation
• irritability
• jealousy
• resentment
• ire
• mad
• bitterness
• contempt
• annoyance
• hostility
• furor
• spleen
• choler
• slow burn
• temper
• angriness
• grudge
• malice
• lividity
• outburst
• birse
• animosity
• envy
• venom
• irateness
• lividness
• enmity
• antagonism
• bile
• spite
• rancor
• vexation
• antipathy
• embitterment
• aggravation
• vitriol
• vengefulness
• vindictiveness
• acrimony
• malevolence
• pique
• virulence
• belligerence
• jaundice
• heat
• biliousness
• pugnacity
• crankiness
• irascibility
• contentiousness
• warmth
• delirium
• flare
• dudgeon
• pet
• contrariness
• quarrelsomeness
• querulousness
• road rage
• pugnaciousness
• rise
• huff
• blowup
• hot-headedness
• acrimoniousness
• passion
• orneriness
• empoisonment
• dander
• disputatiousness
• ruffle
• air rage
• chafe
• irascibleness
• flare-up

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• delight
• patience
• calmness
• forbearance

3

as in craze

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• craze
• trend
• latest
• enthusiasm
• vogue
• style
• fashion
• buzz
• mode
• sensation
• fad
• ton
• flavor
• last word
• go
• chic
• hot ticket
• fervor
• crusade
• dernier cri
• fuss
• infatuation
• movement
• new wave
• furor
• crush
• novelty
• passion
• uproar
• to-do
• cult
• hullabaloo
• bandwagon
• nine days' wonder
• wrinkle
• whim
• caprice
• fancy

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standard
• classic

4

as in dementia

archaic a serious mental disorder that prevents one from living a safe and normal life

the king's last years were spent in a lonely rage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dementia
• insanity
• hysteria
• madness
• schizophrenia
• paranoia
• instability
• mania
• frenzy
• derangement
• aberration
• lunacy
• psychosis
• neurosis
• irrationality
• delusion
• delirium
• obsession
• unreasonableness
• phobia
• abnormality
• senile dementia
• hypomania
• hallucination
• monomania
• hallucinosis
• unsoundness
• dementedness

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• mind
• sanity
• rationality
• saneness
• reasonableness
• lucidity
• normality
• reasonability
• soundness
• rationalness

rage

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verb

1

as in to storm

to express one's anger usually violently

the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storm
• fume
• bristle
• run amok
• rampage
• make a scene
• rave
• rant
• steam
• flare (up)
• seethe
• fulminate
• bluster
• foam
• fret
• blow up
• flip (out)
• smolder
• carry on
• take on
• stew
• burn
• chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothe
• appease
• restrain
• allay
• temper
• suppress
• contain
• check
• curb
• tone (down)
• collect
• subdue
• swallow
• repress
• choke (back)
• stifle
• pacify
• compose
• moderate
• ease
• strangle
• smother
• relax
• rein
• calm
• cool
• quiet
• quell
• pocket
• settle
• hush
• let up
• still

2

as in to steam

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steam
• storm
• burn
• boil
• seethe
• foam
• fume
• shake
• see red
• rant
• agitate
• rave
• sizzle
• rankle
• inflame
• fulminate
• flare (up)
• bristle
• stew
• smolder
• fret
• convulse
• chafe
• roil

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun rage differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of rage are anger, fury, indignation, ire, and wrath. While all these words mean "an intense emotional state induced by displeasure," rage and fury suggest loss of self-control from violence of emotion.

shook with rage

could not contain his fury

Where would anger be a reasonable alternative to rage?

The words anger and rage can be used in similar contexts, but anger, the most general term, names the reaction but by itself does not convey cause or intensity.

tried to hide his anger

When can indignation be used instead of rage?

While in some cases nearly identical to rage, indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful.

a comment that caused general indignation

In what contexts can ire take the place of rage?

While the synonyms ire and rage are close in meaning, ire, more frequent in literary contexts, suggests an intense anger, often with an evident display of feeling.

cheeks flushed with ire

When is it sensible to use wrath instead of rage?

The synonyms wrath and rage are sometimes interchangeable, but wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to punish or get revenge.

I feared her wrath if I was discovered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rage

Noun

His mother, hemmed in by poverty and the limitations of gender, had a dramatic personality and thought nothing of expressing her rage. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Several days of this, Britton said, can cause neurons to become more sensitive, such that minor stimuli, like the ticking of a clock or the sound of another person’s breath, can start to feel overwhelming—as can emotions such as rage and grief. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Verb

Whatever the squalls raging about, those few small blocks structured and shaped the daily lives of Venice’s Jewish population. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

With a hot war raging in Ukraine, these journalists don’t want to ask for anyone’s sympathy, which in turn heightens their alienation and frustration. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

Phrases Containing rage

• fly into a rage