RAMPAGED Synonyms: 56 Similar and Opposite Words

rampaged

verb

past tense of rampage

as in ranted

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Comedian Matt Matthews recently ranted about pronouns, gender identity, and the LGBTQ community.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Aug. 2026
Membership was open to the lazy, the unemployed and anyone who mostly ranted.

— Penny Abeywardena, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of ranted

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My son raved about a show of card tricks performed by an Australian magician named James Galea (the fact that he was selected to participate in one helped).

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Aug. 2026
Everyone raved about the brisket and Charnichart’s signature green spaghetti, which is pasta in a creamy poblano sauce.

— Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of raved

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Devers hit a three-run home run in the second inning, Drew Gilbert hit a pair of rally-sparking doubles, and five Giants relievers carried on the momentum that Whisenhunt appeared to be building before his elbow lit up.

— Andrew Baggarly, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
When reporters shouted questions about the bombshell conversation, the future king at the time simply chuckled, remained silent and carried on walking.

— Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of carried on

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Trump blustered and lied and displayed himself in the worst possible light, of course, but Reza Pahlavi, the Shah’s son who lives in the United States and who many Iranians had reluctantly come to regard as a possible leader, also played his hand extremely badly.

— Daniel Drake, The New York Review of Books, 16 May 2026
Trump has blustered, contradicted himself publicly, ramped-up rhetorically and then backed down, mostly without receiving obvious concessions.

— Andrew Latham, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026

Definition of blustered

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As Kierny admonished both sides to follow the court’s rules, Davis took on prosecutor Michael DiGiacomo directly.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
The Mothers of East Los Angeles — the legendary women’s group that took on Eastside politicos in the 1980s and 1990s — was born in Resurrection’s pews.

— Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of took on

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Some neighbors fulminated against the university, arguing that the extra events would bring more noise and traffic, and that the property tax-exempt institution would not pay its fair share.

— Shun Graves, Chicago Tribune, 13 Jan. 2026
Predictably, Khomeini fulminated about Carter’s visit.

— Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of fulminated

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