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  • as inanger
  • as incaper
  • as incelebrate
  • as infrolic
  • as inhave a ball
  • as inraise Cain

synonyms for raise hell

  • act out
  • carry on
  • rebel
  • sow one's wild oats
  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • antagonize
  • arouse
  • displease
  • embitter
  • enrage
  • exacerbate
  • exasperate
  • excite
  • incense
  • inflame
  • infuriate
  • irritate
  • offend
  • outrage
  • provoke
  • rankle
  • rile
  • acerbate
  • affront
  • agitate
  • bait
  • boil
  • bristle
  • burn
  • chafe
  • craze
  • cross
  • fret
  • gall
  • goad
  • madden
  • miff
  • nettle
  • pique
  • rant
  • rave
  • ruffle
  • seethe
  • stew
  • tempt
  • umbrage
  • vex
  • blow up
  • boil over
  • burn up
  • egg on
  • get mad
  • get on one's nerves
  • lose one's temper
  • make sore
  • steam up
  • stir up
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On this page you'll find 218 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to raise hell, such as: act out, carry on, rebel, and sow one's wild oats.
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How to use raise hell in a sentence

I went back to raise hell, but High-Pockets—well, one of them—was quite calm about it.
NINE MEN IN TIMENOEL MILLER LOOMIS
Then you rake leaves--then the taxpayers raise hell, and throw the rascals out to save the Constitution.
CLASS OF '29ORRIE LASHIN AND MILO HASTINGS
But—inasmuch as your mother has always belonged to the Granger party, I suppose—I suppose she'll just raise hell!
MIXED FACESROY NORTON
Then he'll go back West and raise hell for a year or so; finally his father will make him go into the paint business.
THIS SIDE OF PARADISEF. SCOTT FITZGERALD
"I'd rather raise hell with a bunch of Germans," Sam Daniels declared feelingly.
CAPPY RICKS RETIRESPETER B. KYNE
The chief would raise hell if this story didn't make the regular edition.
HELLHOUNDS OF THE COSMOSCLIFFORD DONALD SIMAK
Back home, some people used to raise hell about a trifle like a delayed letter.
THE PLANET STRAPPERSRAYMOND ZINKE GALLUN
Raise hell's delight and then haul down the curtain quick before the audience has had time to pull itself together.
THE FOOLISH LOVERSST. JOHN G. ERVINE
We'll make that pub our head-quarters, and raise hell round here until we find her.
THE SECRET ADVERSARYAGATHA CHRISTIE
They're supposed to be over here to run his drive, but really they're goin' to fight and raise hell.
THE RIVERMANSTEWART EDWARD WHITE
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OCTOBER 26, 1985
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WORDS RELATED TO RAISE HELL

  • act out
  • carry on
  • raise hell
  • rebel
  • sow one's wild oats
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.