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 Hats rained down on the ice following Dorofeyev’s third goal of the night, which tied it with 52 seconds remaining in regulation. —

Jesse Granger, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026 The hail rained down on April 28 as an intense storm rolled through parts of Springfield, Missouri, and Greene County. —

Marta Mieze, USA Today, 29 Apr. 2026 Every time the bombs fell too close or the leaflets rained down warning my family to flee, the only way she could be moved was on a donkey. —

Irus Braverman, The Conversation, 27 Apr. 2026 Some pieces of glass rained down on Smith. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 Apr. 2026 As the bow and stern sections tore free from one another, the ship's contents were ejected and rained down across the ocean floor, dispersing everything from luggage and dinnerware to engine parts and personal belongings. —

Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 20 Apr. 2026 This best-seller is only $8 and sure will come in handy when you get rained on, along with everything else at camp. —

Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 9 Apr. 2026 Anaheim's Jeffrey Viel then took elbowing and roughing penalties with 15 seconds left that gave Nashville a man advantage for four minutes, and boos rained down from the Honda Center at the end of the second period for the second straight game. —

CBS News, 8 Apr. 2026 Jeffrey Viel then took elbowing and roughing penalties with 15 seconds left that gave Nashville a man advantage for four minutes, and boos rained down from the Honda Center at the end of the second period for the second straight game. —

Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026

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As the train pulled out of Istanbul’s Bakırköy Station in the general direction of Paris, our cabin steward Eduardo poured the first of what would be many glasses of Champagne over the next six days.

— Rebekah Peppler, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 May 2026
Many other pledges have poured in from philanthropists and corporate America, potentially expanding the program’s reach.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 May 2026