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I often see the words "rant" and "rave" together. What is the distinction between the two words?

I looked in the dictionary and they seem to have very similar definitions.

If I were to use them separately, I would tend to think that "rant" has more of a negative connotation (like venting or complaining), while rave would be more positive (ie. rave reviews, was raving about something, etc.).

Michele
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2 Responses to “I often see the words "rant" and "rave" together. What is the distinction between the two words?”

  1. Michele B Says:
    March 1st, 2010 at 9:35 pm

    If I were to use them separately, I would tend to think that "rant" has more of a negative connotation (like venting or complaining), while rave would be more positive (ie. rave reviews, was raving about something, etc.).

    Michele
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    References :

  2. forthof4inva Says:
    March 1st, 2010 at 10:08 pm

    Rave has a more physical connotation, but rant is strictly verbal. Also like "stark raving mad" the visual for this is a person who is not only non-senscal in verbiage but also in behavior.
    References :

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