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

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

For over two months, an outbreak of bird flu has raged uncontrolled on a Utah farm that raises thousands of mink for fur. — Nat Lash, ProPublica, 23 Oct. 2026

According to Hyperallergic, the Grand Palais was briefly placed under lockdown on October 17, while protests raged outside and galleries worked to install their booths. — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026

Ruffalo raged against the Para-WBD merger over the last year, and was one of the loudest voices up to final days before a settlement was reached in state Attorneys General antitrust suit against the Ellisons. — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026

Reporting from Milton, Florida Some Milton residents were luckier than others as the storm raged Friday evening. — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Tension in France French Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu addressed the nation on Wednesday night, to try and calm the student protests that have raged for more than two weeks. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026