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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

Raged the Chicago Tribune's fiery Critic Claudia Cassidy, who had plumped hard for hiring Rodzinski: "Chicago's musical future looks bleak indeed when a man like Rodzinski can be arbitrarily fired."

From Time Magazine Archive

Then he raged beneath the waters, Raged and smote the mighty waters, Till the big sea boiled and bubbled, Till the white-haired, bounding billows Roared around the rocky head-lands, Roared and plashed upon the shingle.

From Legends of the Northwest by Gordon, Hanford Lennox