Synonyms of fume

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verb

1

as in to steam

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steam
• rage
• burn
• storm
• foam
• seethe
• boil
• shake
• see red
• rankle
• agitate
• sizzle
• rant
• fulminate
• rave
• smoulder
• smolder
• bristle
• inflame
• stew
• flare (up)
• fret
• convulse
• enflame
• chafe
• roil

2

as in to storm

to express one's anger usually violently

when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storm
• rage
• bristle
• run amuck
• make a scene
• run amok
• steam
• fulminate
• foam
• rave
• rant
• fret
• seethe
• bluster
• flare (up)
• smoulder
• smolder
• flip (out)
• blow up
• carry on
• stew
• take on
• rampage
• burn
• chafe

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• allay
• check
• collect
• restrain
• appease
• contain
• soothe
• tone (down)
• suppress
• swallow
• temper
• curb
• compose
• stifle
• subdue
• choke (back)
• repress
• pacify
• moderate
• strangle
• smother
• ease
• relax
• rein
• settle
• cool
• hush
• calm
• pocket
• quiet
• quell
• let up
• still

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• allay
• check
• collect
• restrain
• appease
• contain
• soothe
• tone (down)
• suppress
• swallow
• temper
• curb
• compose
• stifle
• subdue
• choke (back)
• repress
• pacify
• moderate
• strangle
• smother
• ease
• relax
• rein
• settle
• cool
• hush
• calm
• pocket
• quiet
• quell
• let up
• still

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fume

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noun

as in steam

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steam
• smoke
• cloud
• miasma
• bank
• smother
• smog
• haze
• soup
• mist
• gauze
• reek
• fog
• brume
• murk

Phrases Containing fume

• in a fume

• in a fume