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verb

Synonym Chooser

How does the noun rage differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of rage are anger, fury, indignation, ire, and wrath. While all these words mean "an intense emotional state induced by displeasure," rage and fury suggest loss of self-control from violence of emotion.

shook with rage
could not contain his fury

Where would anger be a reasonable alternative to rage?

The words anger and rage can be used in similar contexts, but anger, the most general term, names the reaction but by itself does not convey cause or intensity.

tried to hide his anger

When can indignation be used instead of rage?

While in some cases nearly identical to rage, indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful.

a comment that caused general indignation

In what contexts can ire take the place of rage?

While the synonyms ire and rage are close in meaning, ire, more frequent in literary contexts, suggests an intense anger, often with an evident display of feeling.

cheeks flushed with ire

When is it sensible to use wrath instead of rage?

The synonyms wrath and rage are sometimes interchangeable, but wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to punish or get revenge.

I feared her wrath if I was discovered

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of rage
Noun
Lots of bouncy foam Wide, stable platform Comfortable, secure upper Heavy, compared to our other picks Only comes in one width Expensive Max cushion shoes with giant stacks of foam are all the rage in the running world. Lauren Wingenroth, SELF, 3 Mar. 2025 But as Trump rages, and aligns the United States with Russia and other autocracies, Ukraine and Europe can’t count on continuing American support. David Axe, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
Minnesota's head-splitting flu season rages on, though there are signs in the latest state data that the peak could be behind us. Tina Reed, Axios, 21 Feb. 2025 Moreover, the Grampians blaze is just one of 10 bushfires currently raging in the state of Victoria, out of more than 40 across the antipodean nation of 27 million. Charlie Campbell / Melbourne and Canberra, TIME, 19 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rage
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rage
Noun
  • Big Tech stocks and companies that rode the artificial intelligence frenzy in recent years have slumped sharply.
    Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2025
  • The meal concluded with a luscious pavlova, but the conversation lingered well into the night, as the fashion week frenzy charged ahead toward its final stretch of shows and soirées.
    Kristen Bateman, Vogue, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • President Donald Trump has reacted with anger after Ontario Premier Doug Ford announced a new 25 percent surcharge on electricity exports to the United States, in response to a wave of tariffs on Canadian goods.
    Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
  • This has allowed our sibling relationship to remain intact and there is no resentment or anger.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Determine whether the trend has long-term potential or is a temporary craze.
    Raheel Sheikh, Forbes, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The project sparked both a global craze for elevated walkways and — thanks in part to the re-zoning its creation necessitated — a building boom in its corner of Manhattan.
    Oscar Holland, CNN, 7 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Caring for someone with dementia is extremely demanding and not a one-person job.
    Dana Feldman, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
  • Emma then revealed Bruce's frontotemporal dementia diagnosis in February 2023.
    Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 12 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • During their Dolce & Gabbana x SKIMS shoot, Kim asked if anyone remembered when Kourtney stormed into her classroom to take back a pair of Levi jeans that Kim borrowed without permission.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
  • Four men, including Huttle, with Northwest Indiana ties were among the more than 1,500 people pardoned by Trump last week for storming the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Once the milk begins to steam, add in 24 large marshmallows.
    Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Mar. 2025
  • With scores of empty seats on one side of the aisle, Trump was unapologetic, vowing to steam ahead with his plans to fundamentally remake Washington.
    Eric Cortellessa, TIME, 5 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Amid his social media rampage, Rob also accused Chyna of drug abuse, alcohol abuse and infidelity.
    Stephanie Wenger, People.com, 26 Feb. 2025
  • The Abomination goes on a rampage in Harlem, and Bruce turns himself into the Hulk to defeat him.
    Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 14 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Vance’s speech spurred the Europeans to unite in their indignation.
    Simon Shuster/Berlin, TIME, 22 Feb. 2025
  • If Jude’s previous two fiction films were Molotov cocktails of indignation, his latest secretes a kind of scentless poison that gets at the banality with which social injustices are processed and rationalized.
    Beatrice Loayza, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025

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“Rage.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rage. Accessed 15 Mar. 2025.

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