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 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 Stones as large as grapefruits rained down on houses and cars. — Martin E. Comas, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 June 2026

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Verb

The city’s subway system experienced service disruptions at several locations after water poured onto the tracks, according to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority.

— Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
For that project, contractors poured new, tinted concrete for the bottom of the pool and utilized a hydrophilic joint sealing strip, Hydrotite, from the New Jersey company Sika.

— Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 16 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

It’s celebrated on July 14 because that’s the day Parisians stormed the Bastille fortress and prison in 1789, helping spark the French Revolution that overthrew the monarchy and sent King Louis XVI and his queen Marie-Antoinette to the guillotine.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 July 2026
Monday will mark eight weeks since authorities say two teens, apparently radicalized by hate online, stormed the Islamic Center of San Diego and killed three congregants, including a security guard who engaged them in a gunfight.

— Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 July 2026

Definition of stormed

Verb

Although much attention was lavished on their July 1986 royal wedding, their married life was complicated by scandal.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 11 July 2026
The old temples of Tamil Nadu are a treasure-trove of forms incised on stone or magicked from brass, and lavished daily with fruit and flowers, incense and sandalwood, music and light.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

Definition of lavished

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On Thursday morning, a massive sinkhole opened up on a West Hollywood sidewalk near Sunset Boulevard after the streets became flooded.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026
After the comments section was flooded with messages from Instagram users criticizing the timing of the post, Kim added an additional comment with an explanation.

— Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Definition of flooded

Verb

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