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

There’s just enough teasing to allow the Elriel and the Gwynriel wars to keep raging for a few months. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026

The battle to convert data center networking to photonics has been raging since the ChatGPT moment kicked off the AI race. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Yet in springtime, traditionally the season for breeding, the war was raging. — Paula Hancocks, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2026

Also intertwined are ancient myths of warring city-states, the raw, moody poetry of John Keats, and the modern battle between a faithless husband and his wife, the poem’s raging speaker. — Merve Emre, New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2026

In Western countries, the past decade has seen a veritable avalanche of essays and books raging at the dying of the light. — Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2026

In 1994, a raging inferno erupted at a home in the Flores neighborhood of Buenos Aires. — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

That is until yachting fan King Constantine of Greece spotted an advertisement in Time magazine that pictured a Hublot against the background of a raging sea with a glimpse of sailboat in the corner. — Simon De Burton, Robb Report, 15 Oct. 2026

Jean Massillon, who became a prominent voice against gang violence after his mountainous enclave became a battleground in Haiti’s raging violence, has died, the country’s central government announced on Friday. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026