RAINED Synonyms: 31 Similar and Opposite Words

rained

verb

past tense of rain

as in poured

to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds it started raining early this morning and hasn't let up since

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as in heaped

to give readily and in large quantities she rained praise upon her graduating students the squadron rained bombs on the enemy's fortifications

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Recent Examples of rained The boss had several moves and patterns that included fireworks that rained down on me. — Gieson Cacho, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos. — Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 So, Stop Sales rained down on mozzarella cheese, roasted onions, roasted garlic, roasted mushrooms (72 degrees) and Alfredo sauce (70 degrees). — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026 By February 2024, Israel had rained down destruction on Gaza, killing thousands of civilians including women and children, and destroying civilian infrastructure, earning censure from the international community. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026 Massachusetts securities officials formally accused one major trading app of using game-like features to encourage excessive trading, and the confetti that once rained down after every trade was quietly retired. — Daniel Schlaepfer, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 Following a pause so dramatically long that Affleck looked confused as to what was happening, celebratory lights began flashing and confetti rained down. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 30 July 2026 The smell that’s coming to mind, which is my like favorite smell of the desert, is after it’s rained, which is obviously rare. — Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 July 2026 The plane crashed into the 109-story CITIC Tower in China's capital city on Friday, June 26, sending members of the public fleeing as debris rained down from the sky, as seen in videos surfacing online. — Bailey Richards, PEOPLE, 27 June 2026

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Verb

Ballmer poured billions into the team, including paying for its new arena, which opened in Inglewood in 2024 and was used as the site of the NBA All-Star Game in February.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026
The Illusion Of 'Clean' Data Over the past decade, companies have poured enormous effort into data quality, governance frameworks, master data initiatives and cloud migrations.

— Kevin Campbell, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of poured

Verb

Juicy chicken, squash, red onion, and walnuts cook together on a sheet pan, then get heaped over arugula for a cold-weather salad that satisfies like a Sunday roast.

— Emily Paster, Midwest Living, 18 Aug. 2026
Piles of brush have been growing along lawns since Memorial Day weekend, some nearly five feet tall as fresh branches and leaves are heaped atop weeks-old debris.

— Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of heaped

Verb

Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press.

— Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area.

— Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of stormed

Verb

Its following includes Emmy voters, who lavished the series with 19 nominations, the most of any new series this year.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Critics lavished praise on the film, so much so that chatter about potential Oscar attention kicked up in Hollywood.

— Brooks Barnes, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of lavished

Verb

Culture news and the SoCal scene The internet was flooded with news out of the Lucas Museum of Narrative Art this week as an embargo lifted on coverage from inside the new 300,000-square-foot building in Exposition Park.

— Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
It initially was allowed onto the ballot, and its young supporters flooded social media with videos promoting the party.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

The Gators’ first-year coach will exit the south end zone tunnel Saturday night under the lights — and the microscope — while showered by cheers as a new era of Florida football begins against Florida Atlantic.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026
Curaçao’s infielders showered each other with water as a pack of fans tucked behind the third base dugout waved the Curaçao flag.

— ABC News, ABC News, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of showered

Verb

The Tar Heels lost two NBA players in Caleb Wilson and Henri Veesaar from a team that lost in the round of 64 in March at the NCAA Tournament, a defeat that precipitated the firing of former men’s head coach Hubert Davis.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 3 Sep. 2026
On the Kansas side, the amalgamation of several settlements in Wyandotte county precipitated the formation of a unified municipality.

— Scott Spires, Encyclopedia Britannica, 31 Aug. 2026