Synonyms for rave

Most common

rage · rant · jabber · craze · gush

All synonyms

Verb

Noun

Definitions

1. v. 1

   To be mentally unclear; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.

2. n. 1

   An enthusiastic review (such as of a play).

   It was the critic's rave that made me want to see the show.

Related words

Phrases

all the rave rave drug silent rave rave hook

Forms

Plural

raves → parties, rave-ups…

Past participle

raved
e.g. raved → ranted, raged, stormed, driveled…

Example sentences

• rage My father flew into a rage when he found that out.
• rant It soon became clear the rant was directed at her.
• jabber He spends all his time chatting online on Jabber.
• craze Tom thinks Mary has fallen to the skinniness craze.
• gush Uri Avnery founded the Gush Shalom movement in 1993.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

tear¹, rage¹, rant¹, gush¹, fume¹

5 letters

party², storm¹, craze¹, spout¹

6 letters

wander², drivel², jabber

10 letters

rhapsodize³, rhapsodise

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (party² = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français

délirer

Italiano

delirare

Deutsch

faseln