Synonyms of raved

raved

verb

past tense of rave

1

as in drooled

to make an exaggerated display of affection or enthusiasm

she raved about the Mother's Day breakfast of cold coffee and burnt toast that her young children had proudly set before her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• drooled
• gushed
• enthused
• rhapsodized
• fussed
• effused
• slobbered
• fawned
• doted (on)
• emoted

2

as in huffed

to talk loudly and wildly

a man stood outside city hall raving like a lunatic about his tax bill

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huffed
• ranted
• fulminated
• blustered
• spouted
• raged
• stormed
• spoke out
• spoke up
• blared
• pontificated
• harangued
• blurted (out)
• declaimed
• sounded off
• blew
• orated
• bolted
• carried on
• mouthed (off)
• bloviated
• took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• muttered
• murmured
• whispered
• grunted
• breathed
• slurred

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raved

Not that the visitors, who raved about the concrete columns and chalk statues, seemed to have cared. — Julia Buckley, CNN Money, 24 Aug. 2026

Beck raved about his kickoffs, saying Parish’s poor field position was a major factor; all six went into the end zone. — Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 22 Aug. 2026

After Jagger's video went viral, fans raved over the octogenarian's skills in the comments section of his post. — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Coaches and teammates have raved this month about the fact that Mahomes looks, well, like Mahomes. — Sam McDowell 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026

Gruden remains a Bucs fan and raved Thursday about their season outlook. — Abby Disalvo, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026

Many of Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s 1,000 wedding guests at their July 3 nuptials have raved about the soirée at New York City’s Madison Square Garden. — Rachel Burchfield, InStyle, 7 Aug. 2026

Elsewhere in the podcast, Rocky raved over his three children — daughter Rocki, 11 months, and sons Riot, 3, and RZA, 4. — Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

Critically, the show was generally praised but not raved over. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 3 Aug. 2026