Synonyms of raging

raging 1 of 2

adjective

ˈrā-jiŋ 

as in wrenching

intensely or unbearably painful

I've had a raging headache

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrenching
• intense
• torturous
• agonizing
• excruciating
• torturing
• violent
• extreme
• harrowing
• fierce
• biting
• tormenting
• racking
• acute
• exquisite
• vehement
• tearing
• stabbing
• penetrating
• shooting
• sharp
• stinging
• piercing
• cutting
• tingling
• smarting

raging

2 of 2

verb

present participle of rage

1

as in storming

to express one's anger usually violently

the series of bad calls prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storming
• rampaging
• fuming
• bristling
• raving
• running amok
• steaming
• fulminating
• blustering
• seething
• making a scene
• ranting
• smoldering
• foaming
• flaring (up)
• fretting
• burning
• flipping (out)
• carrying on
• blowing up
• taking on
• stewing
• chafing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothing
• containing
• restraining
• suppressing
• curbing
• stifling
• checking
• swallowing
• collecting
• repressing
• composing
• smothering
• subduing
• choking (back)
• strangling
• appeasing
• allaying
• moderating
• tempering
• pacifying
• easing
• reining
• relaxing
• cooling
• calming
• quieting
• settling
• pocketing
• toning (down)
• quelling
• stilling
• letting up
• hushing

2

as in steaming

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

still raging about his assistant's burnt pies, the pastry cook forgot to add the egg whites to his cake batter

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steaming
• storming
• burning
• boiling
• seething
• foaming
• fuming
• shaking
• sizzling
• agitating
• rankling
• raving
• fulminating
• ranting
• smoldering
• seeing red
• bristling
• roiling
• inflaming
• convulsing
• stewing
• flaring (up)
• chafing
• fretting

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of raging

Adjective

His disregard not just for the conventional norms of the office but, more importantly, his disregard for the truth in matters both personal and presidential add fuel to what was already a pretty raging fire. — Bill Goodykoontz, azcentral, 14 Jan. 2020

Newsletter Sign-up The aggressive forecasts add to a raging debate among energy executives and analysts over what the coming decades may hold for the industry. — Sarah Kent, WSJ, 10 Sep. 2018

My Dad took us down to watch the raging water flow under the bridge. — Benjamin Oreskes, latimes.com, 2 Mar. 2018

Sessions’ comments, coupled with cable news’ nearly nonstop commentary, gives the impression of a raging discourse among economists over the economic impact of immigration. — Benjamin Harris, Fortune, 11 Sep. 2017

So the American Whitewater Association created a seven-level standardized rating system covers everything from still water streams to continuous raging rapids for the more advanced river scout. — Peter Reese, Popular Mechanics, 11 Aug. 2017

Verb

By March 1944, the Second World War had been raging for four and a half years, killing tens of millions. — Literary Hub, 30 Sep. 2026

The department identified the deceased as a resident of Lancaster County, which is the epicenter of a raging outbreak that began in late April. — Beth Mole, ArsTechnica, 30 Sep. 2026

The surf was raging, completely enveloping the craft with only the swaying masts visible in the blackness of the night. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

At times, her face is planted against projections of a raging California fire. — Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

That is the question plaguing university leaders across the country, and nowhere is the debate raging more fiercely these days than at the University of California. — Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026

Twenty-five campers and two teenage counselors at the Christian all-girls camp were killed as the raging Guadalupe River surged beyond its banks before dawn on July 4, 2025. — ABC News, 22 Sep. 2026

However, his raging protectiveness over what might be lost — language, attire, ritual, even memory — grows more pronounced as Rio veers further into phantasmagoria by way of dreams and visions. — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 20 Sep. 2026

Playing a raging narcissist intoxicated with her own vocal calisthenics, Scherzinger gets one of the movie’s rare amusing moments, warbling in airy Mariah Carey melisma style even while weeping. — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026