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

Flames from raging wildfires engulfed a train that was evacuating residents in Ontario, Canada. — Gina Park, CNN Money, 15 July 2026

Meanwhile, raging forest fires and a red-alert heat wave are shaking up France’s biggest national holiday, forcing the cancellation of traditional fireworks and firefighters’ balls. — ABC News, 14 July 2026

Heat complicates celebrations Forest fires are raging in the Fontainebleau forest south of Paris and in areas of southern France, as the country suffers through its third heat wave this year. — Eva Van Dam, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Residents in Cocke County, Tennessee, were still recovering from the effects of Hurricane Helene’s deadly 2024 rush of mountain floodwater when a new storm turned creeks into raging rivers in June 2026. — Lee Ann Rawlins Williams, The Conversation, 13 July 2026

Video shared online by first responders shows a huge blaze raging and plumes coming out of the front door of the Na Ladprao beer hall in the northern part of the Thai capital. — CBS News, 12 July 2026

The Vietnam War was still raging, and the Stones’ disastrous set at Altamont was just around the corner. — René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 8 July 2026

With fire season in full swing and the Claremont Fire raging into Boise County from the Foothills above the Military Reserve, the Ada County Sheriff’s Office has debuted a new emergency alert system. — Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 8 July 2026

Several wildfires are raging across Colorado and souring skies with smoke. — Sarah Matusek, Christian Science Monitor, 7 July 2026