Synonyms of rages

rages 1 of 2

noun

plural of rage

as in crazes

a practice or interest that is very popular for a short time

there was time when playing with Frisbees was all the rage

Synonyms & Similar Words

• crazes
• enthusiasms
• trends
• vogues
• styles
• buzzes
• fashions
• modes
• fads
• tons
• last words
• sensations
• flavors
• passions
• chics
• hot tickets
• fusses
• dernier cris
• fervors
• crusades
• infatuations
• new waves
• crushes
• novelties
• furors
• cults
• movements
• uproars
• whims
• caprices
• wrinkles
• nine days' wonders
• fancies
• bandwagons
• to-dos
• hullabaloos

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• standards
• classics

rages

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rage

1

as in storms

to express one's anger usually violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storms
• fumes
• bristles
• rampages
• runs amok
• makes a scene
• raves
• blusters
• fulminates
• seethes
• steams
• rants
• smolders
• flares (up)
• foams
• frets
• burns
• takes on
• blows up
• flips (out)
• carries on
• chafes
• stews

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothes
• contains
• restrains
• allays
• suppresses
• collects
• curbs
• subdues
• reins
• checks
• smothers
• swallows
• represses
• stifles
• tones (down)
• composes
• strangles
• tempers
• moderates
• appeases
• pacifies
• pockets
• chokes (back)
• eases
• relaxes
• calms
• cools
• settles
• quiets
• stills
• quells
• hushes
• lets up

2

as in steams

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

• steams
• storms
• burns
• boils
• seethes
• fumes
• foams
• shakes
• rankles
• agitates
• sizzles
• rants
• raves
• smolders
• inflames
• sees red
• fulminates
• bristles
• chafes
• flares (up)
• convulses
• roils
• frets
• stews

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rages

Noun

Fear provoked his legendary rages—breaking chairs, throwing things, cutting people out of his life. — Hilton Als, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

With the war now in its fifth year, fighting rages along more than 745 miles of the ​frontline, and Russia ​launches hundreds of ⁠drones in nearly nightly attacks on Ukrainian cities and infrastructure. — Reuters, NBC news, 27 June 2026

Leo is expected to double down on his messages of unity amid polarization, peace as war rages, welcome for migrants and hope for young Spaniards in the era of artificial intelligence. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

The Science of Remediation As the legal battle rages, scientists are racing to clean up the legacy of decades of PFAS use. — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 3 June 2026

Gross grew up in a typical middle-class Jewish household in Long Island, but her father often flew into violent rages which her mother enabled. — Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 2026

No country appears willing to try and open the strait by force while fighting rages and Iran can target vessels with anti-ship missiles, drones, attack craft and mines. — Jill Lawless, Fortune, 2 Apr. 2026

If the debate over City Hall’s future rages into the summer, the Mavericks can pivot to the 110-acre former home of Valley View, which was demolished in 2021. — Brad Townsend, Dallas Morning News, 25 Mar. 2026

An actress in 1962 Cuban, as its missiles crisis rages, confuses her role in a film and real life. — John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Mar. 2026

Verb

The already wire-thin line between mother and owner threatens to snap as the saga rages on, and still, Corsini calmly invites you to circle his story’s chaotic cage from every possible angle. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 24 July 2026

As the Democratic Republic of Congo’s latest Ebola outbreak rages on, health care workers are increasingly under attack. — Rebecca Schneid, Time, 22 July 2026

The International Criminal Court was created to bring justice to the world’s worst war criminals, but debate over the court still rages. — Cfr Editors, NBC news, 21 July 2026

As the war to capture the Iron Throne rages on, Criston marches onward with his men, including Gwayne Hightower (Freddie Fox), to put a stop to the Rivermen reaching King’s Landing and aiding Rhaenyra Targaryen (Emma D’Arcy). — Matt Minton, Variety, 20 July 2026

Debate rages to this day whether the committee was justified in its decision to exclude the Seminoles. — Gabriel Burns, AJC.com, 15 July 2026

Both Willman and Haaland share similar hair and facial structures, which has only fueled the Internet as the World Cup rages on with commenters asking if the star striker is in fact Willman’s brother. — Julian McKenzie, New York Times, 12 July 2026

All eyes on jewelry As the jewelry supercycle rages on, the category is increasingly showing up during Couture Week. — Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 10 July 2026

Molloy rages to his film crew, and Lestat’s duplicity plants a wedge between the vamps. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 June 2026