Antonyms for ragingrag·ing

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1. raging

   Fierce signifies having a furious and cruel nature, or being in a furious and cruel mood, more commonly the latter. It applies to that which is now intensely excited, or liable to intense and sudden excitement. Ferocious refers to a state or disposition; that which is fierce flashes or blazes; that which is ferocious steadily burns; we speak of a ferocious animal, a fierce passion. A fiery spirit with a good disposition is quickly excitable in a good cause, but may not be fierce or ferocious. Savage signifies untrained, uncultivated. Ferocious always denotes a tendency to violence; it is more distinctly bloodthirsty than the other words; a person may be deeply, intensely cruel, and not at all ferocious; a ferocious countenance expresses habitual ferocity; a fierce countenance may express habitual fierceness, or only the sudden anger of the moment. That which is wild is simply unrestrained; the word may imply no anger or harshness; as, wild delight, wild alarm.

   Antonyms:
   affectionate, docile, gentle, harmless, kind, mild, patient, peaceful, submissive, sweet, tame, tender

   Synonyms:
   ferocious, fierce, fiery, furious, impetuous, savage, uncultivated, untrained, violent, wild

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1. raging

   Synonyms:
   vehement, violent, impetuous, infuriate, furious

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1. hot, ragingadjective

   characterized by violent and forceful activity or movement; very intense

   "the fighting became hot and heavy"; "a hot engagement"; "a raging battle"; "the river became a raging torrent"

   Antonyms:
   mild, nonviolent, calm

   Synonyms:
   spicy, hot, angry, blistering, red-hot, tempestuous, wild, live, furious

2. ragingadjective

   very severe

   "a raging thirst"; "a raging toothache"

   Antonyms:
   nonviolent, calm, mild

   Synonyms:
   furious, tempestuous, angry, hot, wild

3. angry, furious, raging, tempestuous, wildadjective

   (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

   "angry clouds on the horizon"; "furious winds"; "the raging sea"

   Antonyms:
   nonviolent, mild, calm

   Synonyms:
   stormy, hot, maddened, wild, gaga, enraged, violent, untamed, unfounded, ferocious, fierce, hazardous, tempestuous, godforsaken, dotty, angered, uncivilised, uncivilized, waste, baseless, risky, angry, idle, infuriated, savage, fantastic, groundless, crazy, raving mad, barbarian, barbaric, furious, unwarranted

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1. ragingadjective

   Synonyms:
   furious, raving, infuriated, wroth, frenzied, flagrant, rampant

How to use raging in a sentence?

1. Andrzej Duda:

   If it did happen that the epidemic was raging ... then in that situation the election date could turn out to be unsustainable, but I am counting on it that we will be able to calmly hold these elections.

2. National Weather Service:

   Remain alert for flooding even in locations not receiving rain. Arroyos, streams, and rivers can become raging killer currents in a matter of minutes, even from distant rainfall.

3. Robert Lewin:

   Creeks that normally would be dry would turn into raging rivers of mud and debris and large rocks and trees, these can be quite damaging. They’ll destroy roads, they’ll take out homes.

4. Tobe Berkovitz:

   Most political coverage, and this is pre-age-of-Donald Embracing Trump, has been obsessed with personalities, obsessed with horse races, obsessed with scandal to the detriment of trying to inform the public about issues, but right now, people are paying over five bucks a gallon for gas, some families can't find formula for their infants, there's a war still raging in Urkaine and inflation is out of control. One would hope that both the politicians and the media would focus more on these.

5. Fawaz Gerges:

   Obama believes that reaching a nuclear deal with Iran could be his foreign policy legacy. The Americans are not looking at the deal with Iran in terms of its regional impact, the U.S. deal with Iran would deeply intensify a new cold war that has been unfolding between Sunni Saudi Arabia and Sunni Saudi Arabia allies on one hand and Iran. It would likely pour more gasoline on the raging fires in the Gulf Arab heartland.

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