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

The pair were expected to discuss a lasting resolution to Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine, which has now raged for more than four-and-a-half years. — Elsa Ohlen,sam Meredith, CNBC, 12 Nov. 2026

Similarly, a battle raged among lawmakers at the state and federal levels who wanted to regulate and tax the product, and those who wanted to ban it. — Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026

And as officials travel to Abu Dhabi to talk peace, the war has raged on regardless. — Willem Marx, NPR, 8 Nov. 2026

The 17-year-old Alexandra Trusova who raged rinkside at her silver medal in 2022 is now 22, competing under her married name, and mother to a one-year-old son. — ABC News, 6 Nov. 2026

One factor in his favor may have been his consistent opposition to armed revolution, even before violence raged in Peru from the 1980s into the ’90s. — Eben Levey, The Conversation, 6 Nov. 2026

Weather concerns The plane went down amid a barrage of severe thunderstorms that raged across South Florida Sunday morning and into the afternoon. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026

The fire raged overnight and destroyed the complex in the Old Town Newhall community of Santa Clarita, wiping away a 100-year-old structure that housed longtime community staples including a restaurant and a performing-arts theater. — City News Service, Daily News, 2 Nov. 2026

The Napoleonic Wars raged across continental Europe, but that did not stop society life from carrying on in all its dazzling elegance. — Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026