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 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 With the Ball Hogs facing a daunting 26-17 halftime deficit against the Riot, Pargo took over and rained down multiple long-distance buckets to completely turn the game on its head. — Juan Carlos Blanco, Forbes.com, 12 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 Body parts and munitions rained down on. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 26 June 2026 But in the match’s two mandatory hydration breaks, loud boos rained down from the stands. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2026 Up in the stands, fans waved their own flags — including some sneaked in over the objections of FIFA and the courts — and wrestled with emotions, as boos, howls and hisses rained down from all corners of the stadium. — Rick Maese, Washington Post, 16 June 2026 While the majority of the rock vaporized, the remaining fragments rained down harmlessly into the waters of Cape Cod Bay. — Shawn Laatsch, The Conversation, 15 June 2026 After Diego Lopes’ finish of Steve Garcia in the opener, beer rained from the sky as zealous fans threw cups — doubling as a nod of gratitude to the clouds overhead, which held back from dumping actual rain and thunderstorms that had threatened the evening. — Mark Puleo, New York Times, 15 June 2026

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Verb

After Saturday’s 3-2 victory over the Detroit Tigers, the entire Kansas City Royals dugout poured onto the field.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
The design team’s influence waned as Apple poured its energy into manufacturing the iPhone and other bestsellers with military precision at massive scale.

— Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 25 July 2026

Definition of poured

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The attacks have heaped pressure on Russia’s economy, which is already grappling with the worst fuel shortages since the fall of the Soviet Union.

— Jeronimo Gonzalez, semafor.com, 15 July 2026
Almost daily long-range attacks on Russian oil facilities have created a fuel crisis and heaped political pressure on the Kremlin as its all-out invasion of Ukraine stretches into its fifth year.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026

Definition of heaped

Verb

After residents in Nyakunde stormed a hospital to protest a woman’s death, aid teams have been seen fleeing remote hot spots for Bunia, leaving vulnerable communities with fewer protections.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 18 July 2026
Even more drama followed when DeChambeau stormed off to the range.

— Doug Ferguson, Hartford Courant, 18 July 2026

Definition of stormed

Verb

While many soccer fans and media observers have given Fox a mixed report card compared with ESPN, Pitaro lavished praise on his competitor.

— Dade Hayes, Deadline, 16 July 2026
Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026

Definition of lavished

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Whether driven by admiration or nostalgia for his first spell, the club’s fans flooded the comments section welcoming back their hero.

— Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Chinese companies, including DeepSeek, have previously flooded the market with more affordable, open models that typically lag behind the most cutting-edge software from US rivals but nonetheless can undercut them on price.

— Michael Shepard, Fortune, 24 July 2026

Definition of flooded

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Still, no punches thrown from his direction on the way out, beyond the social-media trail that seemingly precipitated the Friday fracas with Adebayo.

— Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 11 July 2026
Grave loss in Canada precipitated the Declaration of Independence, created with an eye to France and Spain as allies.

— Sarah M.S. Pearsall, The Conversation, 2 July 2026