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 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

As the war raged on, this makeshift countermeasure was replaced by more sanitary and effective innovations, including gauze pads soaked in hyposulfite solution, flannel hoods, tube helmets, and box respirators. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 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

As deadly firestorms raged in Los Angeles County, carving a path of destruction that displaced families and killed 31 people, bets online were rolling in. — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

In Croatia, 14 people were hospitalized, of whom seven remained in life-threatening condition early Friday from a fire that raged overnight by the coastal town of Omis and forced more than 1,000 people to evacuate their homes. — ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

These conflagrations follow the historic fires that raged in France and Spain last month, displacing hundreds of thousands of residents. — Bloomberg, Fortune, 10 Aug. 2026

But as the pandemic raged, writing was the only thing anchoring me to life. — Literary Hub, 6 Aug. 2026

In late-nineteenth-century New York, garbage was dumped in the streets, and cholera and yellow fever raged. — Rana Mitter, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026