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rage

Definition for rage

noun as in extreme anger

Strongest matches

animosity, bitterness, exasperation, excitement, frenzy, furor, fury, indignation, irritation, madness, mania, obsession, outburst, passion, resentment, temper, violence

Strong matches

acerbity, acrimony, agitation, apoplexy, asperity, blowup, bluster, choler, convulsion, dander, eruption, explosion, ferment, ferocity, fireworks, gall, heat, hemorrhage, huff, hysterics, ire, paroxysm, rampage, raving, spasm, spleen, squall, storm, tantrum, umbrage, uproar, upset, vehemence, wrath

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noun as in something in vogue; popular notion

Strongest matches

enthusiasm, furor, mania, passion

Strong matches

caprice, chic, conceit, craze, crotchet, cry, fad, fancy, fashion, freak, happening, in, latest, mode, now, style, thing, vagary, whim

Weak matches

dernier cri, hot spot, in thing, in-spot, last word, latest thing, latest wrinkle, newest wrinkle

verb as in be angry

Strongest matches

blow up, boil over, erupt, rampage, roar, seethe, tear

Strong matches

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

Weak matches

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

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Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

The white rage of Mr. Fuentes and his ilk has no such justification in history and represents merely “direct defiance of true American values.”

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Debate continues to rage about exports of advanced AI chips.

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In a Sept. 2 segment featuring the video from a day earlier, anchor Bill Hemmer said it shows “riots raging.”

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Four years ago the Danish government planned to return around 200 refugees to Syria even while the civil war raged - because it said some parts of Damascus were safe.

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But tonally, there’s just not enough rage, gore or fun.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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