Synonyms for rage
- noun
- verb
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Anger
anger, fury, wrath, madness, ire, indignation, violence, exasperation, vehemence, raving, apoplexy, choler, infuriation
Other
passion, temper, rager, fashion, mode, born, dernier cri, ragefulness
Verb
Definitions
- n. 1
Violent uncontrolled anger.
- n. 2
A current fashion or fad.
Miniskirts were all the rage back then.
- v. 1
To act or speak in heightened anger.
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Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- anger Susan broke the dish on purpose to show her anger.
- madness Though this be madness, yet there is method in it.
- fury It was time for the Numidians to vent their fury.
- wrath Wrath doesn't control me, I control wrath instead.
- vogue It's kind of in vogue, but the price is too much!
- craze Tom thinks Mary has fallen to the skinniness craze.
By length
- 3 letters
- fad1, ire1
- 4 letters
- born1, mode1, tear1, cult1, fury2, ramp1, boil1, rant1, rave1, fret1, huff1, fume1
- 5 letters
- storm1, anger2, wrath1, vogue1, craze1, furor2, rager2, chafe1
- 6 letters
- temper2, frenzy2, raving2, furore, seethe1, choler
- 7 letters
- fashion2, passion2, madness2, rampage2, bluster2
- 8 letters
- violence3, apoplexy4
- 9 letters
- vehemence3
- 11 letters
- indignation4, infuriation, ragefulness
- 12 letters
- exasperation5
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (fury2 = 2 syllables).