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rage

/ɹeɪd͡ʒ/noun, verb1 syllable

Rage means: an interest followed with exaggerated zeal.

Synonyms for rage24

noun, as in an interest followed with exaggerated zeal

fad, craze, furor, furore, cult

noun, as in a feeling of intense anger

noun, as in something that is desired intensely

verb, as in behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

also used for rage

rager, apoplexy, ire, rave, fume, foam at the mouth, frenzy, froth at the mouth, let rip, lose it, rampage, rant, see red, seethe

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What does rage mean?8

noun

1

an interest followed with exaggerated zeal“he always follows the latest fads”

2

a feeling of intense anger“hell hath no fury like a woman scorned”

3

something that is desired intensely“his rage for fame destroyed him”

4

a state of extreme anger“she fell into a rage and refused to answer”

5

violent state of the elements“the sea hurled itself in thundering rage against the rocks”

verb

1

behave violently, as if in state of a great anger

2

be violent; as of fires and storms

3

feel intense anger“Rage against the dying of the light!”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with rage?12

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Rage in a sentence

  • I learned to channel my road rage into cold, calculating road revenge.DJ_Saidez
  • To prevent road rage, assume there will always be assholes on the road.shekitten
  • Fadil looked handsome, but inside, he was an inferno of rage.OsoHombre
  • His rage is only surface level; deep down, he's very kind!rul
  • Excuse me, sir, but is this an incidence of road rage?Eccles17
  • When the editor returned from lunch, he flew into a rage.Eccles17
  • Fear no more the boss's bark, nor all the union steward's rages.halfb1t
  • As the fire raged, the firefighters worked tirelessly to snuff out the flames.LoverofEnglish

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Forms of rage

as a noun

plural
rages

as a verb

past tense
raged
present participle
raging
third-person singular
rages
past participle
raged