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 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 Boo birds rained down at various points, and the stands started to thin out in the later innings. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for rained

Verb

The great Dolly Parton died earlier this week and tributes have poured in from across the country.

— The NPR Network, NPR, 29 Aug. 2026
Gabby Williams poured in 16 on four made three-pointers and Tiffany Hayes led the bench unit with 12 points.

— Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 28 Aug. 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

Gauff, who won the 2023 title beating Karolina Muchova, stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before winning 6-2.

— Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026
In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines.

— Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 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

Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
But New Yorkers flooded social media after news broke, and eventually a petition was made in an effort to save the theater.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

Marshall showered Smith with luxury gifts and offered generous financial support, even providing a house for her and Daniel.

— Imani Sumbi, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 Aug. 2026
Throughout the wedding, adult guests were showered continuously with rose petals by kids, a playful scheme orchestrated by AnnaLynne and Cipriani.

— Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of showered

Verb

Their letter precipitated the launch of the Manhattan Project and, six years later, the bombs that were dropped on Hiroshima and Nagasaki.

— Michael Posner, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Rethink Trade director Lori Wallach cautioned against viewing the first-half 2025-to-2026 contraction in the deficit as an all-out win, given that there were special circumstances that precipitated it.

— Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 6 Aug. 2026