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

By defying those distinctions, terrorists reproduce the worst of nature’s rages. — Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026

In 1994, Detective Joanne Miller, played by Shailene Woodley, attempts to track Kaczynski down as his bombing spree rages. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026

The attacks forced people to choose between staying or risking travel to other parts of the province where the fastest-spreading Ebola outbreak in history rages. — ABC News, 8 Aug. 2026

His comments in an interview with the FT published Wednesday come as an intense debate rages in Washington over how the US should regulate the fast-developing technology and respond to increasingly sophisticated Chinese competition. — Rupert Neate, CNN Money, 29 July 2026

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

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

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

Verb

As debate rages over how to respond to the growing power of artificial intelligence, Bill Gates is throwing a billion dollars and some words of wisdom at the problem. — Ella Chakarian, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

Though the former couple finalized their divorce in December 2024, their legal battle over Château Miraval rages on. — Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 14 Sep. 2026

That’s because key refineries that produce it have been knocked offline or destroyed, both in Eastern Europe — where the Ukraine-Russia war still rages — and in the Middle East. — Steve Kopack, NBC news, 11 Sep. 2026

The book takes on the form of a journal by Utsugi, an aging patriarch, who, recovering from a stroke, discovers that while his body is decaying, his libido rages on. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2026

As the new school year begins, the debate over digital versus analog learning rages on, while more school districts reconsider the role of devices in the classroom. — Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026

So long as the conflict there rages, fueling inflation thanks to higher energy prices, that will further drive up yields, according to Adam Phillips, managing director of investments at EP Wealth Advisors. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Debate rages on about playoff formats and conference realignments. — Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

The rivalry between Apple and Google rages on, as the latest smartwatches from the tech giants are similarly equipped to offer AI assistance and track your health from your wrist. — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 15 Aug. 2026