Synonyms of raged

raged

verb

past tense of rage

1

as in stormed

to express one's anger usually violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• stormed
• fumed
• bristled
• rampaged
• ranted
• raved
• ran amok
• made a scene
• seethed
• blustered
• smoldered
• fretted
• steamed
• fulminated
• flared (up)
• carried on
• foamed
• flipped (out)
• burned
• took on
• blew up
• stewed
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• suppressed
• contained
• checked
• collected
• soothed
• composed
• swallowed
• restrained
• subdued
• stifled
• repressed
• smothered
• strangled
• tempered
• choked (back)
• appeased
• moderated
• eased
• pacified
• curbed
• allayed
• reined
• relaxed
• cooled
• quieted
• settled
• calmed
• pocketed
• stilled
• toned (down)
• hushed
• quelled
• let up

2

as in steamed

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

• stormed
• steamed
• burned
• seethed
• boiled
• fumed
• shook
• sizzled
• rankled
• foamed
• agitated
• ranted
• raved
• saw red
• smoldered
• fulminated
• convulsed
• inflamed
• bristled
• roiled
• stewed
• fretted
• chafed
• flared (up)

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raged

While some members of Congress from both the Democratic and Republican parties have advocated for bills to check the progress of AI, Trump on Monday raged against growing calls for AI regulation. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Wildfires have raged, and tens of thousands of excess deaths, attributed to the succession of heatwaves, have been recorded across Europe. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Another fire raged at the complex just months later in November 2024. — Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026

As the fire raged, mother and son used garden hoses to defend their property as nearby dwellings were torched. — Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026

The deadly multistate outbreak, linked to iceberg lettuce, has raged on this summer. — Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026

The company said a large fire raged at an Ozon logistics facility in the suburbs of Krasnodar following the overnight attack. — ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

The fire raged for most of the morning as firefighters tried their best to fight back the flames. — Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026

In the immediate aftermath, violence raged for multiple days between members of the Black and Hasidic Jewish communities in what is known as the Crown Heights riots, resulting in the death of Hasidic Jew Yankel Rosenbaum. — Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 19 Aug. 2026