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

In January 2025, as the LA wildfires raged, people placed bets on Polymarket, one of the leading prediction market platforms. — Laura Paddison, CNN Money, 17 July 2026

These two characters have maybe two minutes of screentime between them, and yet a certain portion of the internet, and Elon Musk, have raged, gnashed teeth and howled to the wind about the way this denigrates a Greek classic. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Her new film, which Netflix announced today and will debut on the streamer later this year, aims to bring the fight that has raged over this amendment for the last 150 years into the present. — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 16 July 2026

When a second serve of his was called out to go down 4-2 in the fourth — this was pre-electronic line calling, and even the famous challenge system — Ivanišević raged at the umpire and kicked the net in frustration. — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 12 July 2026

The fire broke out June 17 and raged for eight days, sending a massive amount of smoke into the atmosphere and prompting warnings for nearby residents to stay inside. — City News Service, Daily News, 8 July 2026

Across the continent, schools closed, concerts were canceled, train lines were suspended and wildfires raged. — Christopher Cann, USA Today, 2 July 2026

Cameron came up with the idea during the pandemic, as protests over the murder of George Floyd spread across the country and wildfires raged across Northern California. — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 30 June 2026

Their fears come after several large wildfires raged across portions of Miami-Dade earlier this month burning tens of thousands of acres and forcing some people form their homes. — Steven Yablonski, CBS News, 29 June 2026