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

In 1968, patrolman Ed Pospisil of Fire Patrol 3 led the effort to locate the bodies of 12 FDNY firefighters killed in a raging East 23rd Street fire the year before. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

And the energy gets pretty bonkers with 70 openings raging at the same time. — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 11 Sep. 2026

Whatever the squalls raging about, those few small blocks structured and shaped the daily lives of Venice’s Jewish population. — Literary Hub, 8 Sep. 2026

With a hot war raging in Ukraine, these journalists don’t want to ask for anyone’s sympathy, which in turn heightens their alienation and frustration. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 4 Sep. 2026

There is a raging debate in golf right now about former PGA Tour pros reclassifying as amateurs to compete in amateur events. — Chris Branch, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Late one August afternoon in a Manhattan editing suite, with thunder and lightning raging outside, a storm was also brewing inside. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Amid the wars raging in Gaza and Ukraine, as well as the unrest in the United States, jury president Maggie Gyllenhaal was asked whether cinema should be political. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 2 Sep. 2026

Still, the debate is raging with voice actors on the front lines. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026