Contain and Rage

Contain

Contain verb - To have within.

Rage is an antonym for contain.

Nearby Words: container, containing, containment, containable

Rage

Rage verb - To express one's anger usually violently.
Usage example: the bad call prompted the coach to rage about the refereeing, even throwing his clipboard at one referee

Contain is an antonym for rage.

Nearby Words: raging, raged

Common collocations

amount contain amount rage amount
bit contain bit rage bit
music contain music rage music

Both words in one sentence

  • Beware The Nice Ones / Anime Afterwards, though, she is devastated by the thought that her heart could contain such rage.
  • Bigot comedy that's usually the standard, contain little to no laughter but considerably more tear-jerking and/or rage-inducing moments.
  • In Shrek 2, Shrek's initial meeting of Fiona's parents goes exactly as he expects - they are the king and queen of "Far Far Away," and while the mother is fairly reasonable, King Harold can barely contain his rage that his daughter is married to an ogre.
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