fad suggests caprice in taking up or in dropping a fashion.
last year's fad is over
rage and craze stress intense enthusiasm in adopting a fad.
Cajun food was the rage nearly everywhere for a time
crossword puzzles once seemed just a passing craze but have lasted
Examples of rage in a Sentence
Noun
Her note to him was full of rage.
He was shaking with rage.
She was seized by a murderous rage.
His rages rarely last more than a few minutes. Verb
She raged about the injustice of their decision.
The manager raged at the umpire.
A storm was raging outside, but we were warm and comfortable indoors.
The fire raged for hours.
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Noun
The year is 2025 and ninjas are once again all the rage.—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 16 Apr. 2025 Seems like podcasts are all the rage these days, so what makes Tracy's any different?—Jim Clash, Forbes.com, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
Similar conversations have raged around the country for years, particularly over whether Confederate monuments should be removed from public spaces.—Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2025 Unfortunately but unsurprisingly, a subset of online losers have raged about Doctor Who’s inclusivity.—Abby Monteil, Them., 18 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rage
Word History
Etymology
Noun
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Late Latin rabia, from Latin rabies rage, madness, from rabere to be mad; akin to Sanskrit rabhas violence
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