raged

VERB

be angry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

blow up boil over erupt rampage roar seethe tear

STRONG

bristle chafe fret fulminate fume overflow rant rave scold scream splutter steam storm surge yell

WEAK

be beside oneself be furious be uncontrollable blow a fuse blow one's top fly off the handle foam at the mouth go berserk have a fit have a tantrum let off steam look daggers make a fuss over rail at rant and rave snap at throw a fit work oneself into sweat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

be calm

STRONG

be quiet compliment flatter praise

WEAK

be happy

Example Sentences

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Raged Jacques Attali, a former aide to President Francois Mitterrand: "This is a vile defamation with a high financial payout."

From Time Magazine Archive

Raged one parent: "Expulsion is just another unfeeling word for abandonment."

From Time Magazine Archive

Later, when people met him, they said, 'Oh, yeah, I know him, he's the kid with the frizzy hair who sang When the Battle Raged.'

From Time Magazine Archive

Raged Liston: "I'm not training for Patterson�I'm training for Clay."

From Time Magazine Archive

Deep in her eyes there gathered the black fury, And a storm like the wildest storm That ever twisted the cedars in wrath, Raged in her rocking breasts And her lightning flashing eyes.

From The Fire Bird by Stratton-Porter, Gene