Synonyms of raging

raging 1 of 2

adjective

ˈrā-jiŋ 

as in wrenching

intensely or unbearably painful

I've had a raging headache

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrenching
• intense
• torturous
• agonizing
• excruciating
• torturing
• violent
• extreme
• harrowing
• fierce
• biting
• tormenting
• racking
• acute
• exquisite
• vehement
• tearing
• stabbing
• penetrating
• shooting
• sharp
• stinging
• piercing
• cutting
• tingling
• smarting

raging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rage

1

as in storming

to express one's anger usually violently

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storming
• rampaging
• fuming
• bristling
• raving
• running amok
• steaming
• fulminating
• blustering
• seething
• making a scene
• ranting
• smoldering
• foaming
• flaring (up)
• fretting
• burning
• flipping (out)
• carrying on
• blowing up
• taking on
• stewing
• chafing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothing
• containing
• restraining
• suppressing
• curbing
• stifling
• checking
• swallowing
• collecting
• repressing
• composing
• smothering
• subduing
• choking (back)
• strangling
• appeasing
• allaying
• moderating
• tempering
• pacifying
• easing
• reining
• relaxing
• cooling
• calming
• quieting
• settling
• pocketing
• toning (down)
• quelling
• stilling
• letting up
• hushing

2

as in steaming

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

• steaming
• storming
• burning
• boiling
• seething
• foaming
• fuming
• shaking
• sizzling
• agitating
• rankling
• raving
• fulminating
• ranting
• smoldering
• seeing red
• bristling
• roiling
• inflaming
• convulsing
• stewing
• flaring (up)
• chafing
• fretting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raging

Adjective

His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020

Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry. — Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018

My Dad took us down to watch the raging water flow under the bridge. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018

Sessions’ comments, coupled with cable news’ nearly nonstop commentary, gives the impression of a raging discourse among economists over the economic impact of immigration. — Benjamin Harris, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2017

So the American Whitewater Association created a seven-level standardized rating system covers everything from still water streams to continuous raging rapids for the more advanced river scout. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2017

Verb

More than 250,000 people have been evacuated, with fires threatening the outskirts of Bordeaux and raging through popular tourist areas and wine regions. — Mohammed Sergie, semafor.com, 29 July 2026

These act like a lid on a pot, trapping hot air and turning the landscape tinder dry, priming it for the fires that are still raging in both countries. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 28 July 2026

The soaring temperatures have caused raging infernos across southern France and Spain, with European wildfires burning through 56% more land than in prior years. — Oliver Balch, Fortune, 27 July 2026

For Europe, the wildfires raging across France and Spain are causing a humanitarian and environmental disaster, with hundreds of thousands evacuated and historic damage to the countryside and farming. — Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 27 July 2026

Fires raging across Spain and France have forced hundreds of thousands of people to evacuate, and at least one person has died near Valencia, Spain, according to local officials. — Ben Noll, Washington Post, 27 July 2026

Wildfires raging across Spain and France have forced more than 300,000 people to evacuate their homes. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 27 July 2026

In the silence of January, before the vortex was raging, Tarik Skubal realized something in his elbow did not feel right. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 22 July 2026

That’s shocking coming from someone who just wrapped up the highest-grossing solo rap tour of all time, with raging crowds in the tens of thousands. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 22 July 2026