raving

The word “raving” has 2 syllables: rav-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈreɪ.vɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for raving?

In the thesaurus, “raving” has 151 synonyms and 41 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for raving along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for raving

acrid
acrimonious
aggravated
angered
angry
annoyed
antagonistic
antipathetic
antisocial
apoplectic
argumentative
ballistic
bearish
belligerent
berserk
bilious
bitter
blaring
bloviating
blowing
blustering
boiling
bolting
bristling
bristly
burning
cantankerous
carrying on
cheesed off
choleric
churlish
cold
contentious
contrary
cool
crabby
cranky
cross
declaiming
delirious
disagreeable
disapproving
disputatious
distant
drooling
dyspeptic
effusing
embittered
emoting
enflamed
enraged
enthusing
exasperated
fawning
foaming
frenzied
fretful
frigid
fulminating
fuming
furious
fussing
fussy
grouchy
grumpy
gushing
haranguing
hopping
horn-mad
hot
huffing
huffy
icy
ill-humored
ill-tempered
incensed
indignant
inflamed
inflammable
infuriate
infuriated
inimical
irascible
irate
ireful
irrational
irritable
livid
mad
malevolent
orating
ornery
outraged
passionate
peevish
perturbed
petulant
phrenetic
piqued
pontificating
pugnacious
put out
quarrelsome
querulous
quick-tempered
rabid
raging
rancorous
rankled
ranting
resentful
rhapsodizing
riled
riley
roiled
seething
shirty
sizzling
slobbering
smoldering
smouldering
snappish
sore
sorehead
soreheaded
sounding off
speaking out
speaking up
spiteful
spouting
steamed up
steaming
storming
stormy
sulky
taking on
teed off
testy
ticked
touchy
unfriendly
unpleasant
vengeful
vindictive
violent
virulent
vitriolic
wild
worked up
wrathful
wroth

Antonyms for raving

accepting
accommodating
affable
agreeable
amenable
amiable
amicable
angerless
breathing
calm
complaisant
content
cordial
delighted
easygoing
empathetic
friendly
genial
good-natured
good-tempered
grunting
happy
kind
murmuring
muttering
obliging
pacific
peaceable
placid
pleasant
pleased
satisfied
serene
slurring
sweet
sympathetic
tolerant
tranquil
understanding
unembittered
whispering

Meanings of raving

verb
1. To wander in mind or intellect; to be delirious; to talk or act irrationally; to be wild, furious, or raging.
2. To speak or write wildly or incoherently.
3. To talk with unreasonable enthusiasm or excessive passion or excitement; followed by about, of, or (formerly) on.
4. To rush wildly or furiously.
5. To attend a rave (dance party).
noun
1. (usually in the plural) Wild, incoherent, or irrational talk.
adjective
1. Talking wildly.
2. Causing excitement or wild praise.
adverb
1. Incoherently.

Example Sentences

He was raving about the amazing food at the new restaurant.
The man ran through the streets, raving like a madman.
Her performance received raving reviews from the critics.
They thought she was raving when she claimed to see ghosts.
He gave a raving speech that stirred the entire crowd.

On this page you'll find 192 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to raving, such as: accepting, accommodating, acrid, acrimonious, affable, aggravated, agreeable.

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