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fume

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of fume

1 to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

  • he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau
Synonyms of fume

boil, burn, foam, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm
Words Related to fume

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake
Phrases Synonymous with fume

see red

2 to express oneʼs 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 of fume

bristle, rage, storm
Words Related to fume

blow up, flare (up), flip (out) [slang]

bluster, carry on, fulminate, rampage, rant, rave, take on

burn, foam, seethe, smolder (or smoulder), steam

chafe, fret, stew
Phrases Synonymous with fume

make a scene, run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms of fume

allay, appease, pacify, soothe

check, choke (back), collect, compose, contain, curb, pocket, rein, repress, restrain, smother, stifle, strangle, subdue, suppress, swallow

moderate, temper, tone (down)

ease, let up, relax

calm, cool, hush, quell, quiet, settle, still

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