Synonyms of fumed

fumed

verb

past tense of fume

1

as in raged

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raged
• stormed
• steamed
• seethed
• burned
• boiled
• shook
• foamed
• rankled
• sizzled
• agitated
• ranted
• saw red
• raved
• fulminated
• bristled
• smoldered
• inflamed
• stewed
• convulsed
• fretted
• chafed
• flared (up)
• roiled

2

as in stormed

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

• stormed
• raged
• bristled
• ranted
• rampaged
• blustered
• raved
• ran amok
• made a scene
• seethed
• steamed
• fretted
• fulminated
• foamed
• flared (up)
• carried on
• smoldered
• flipped (out)
• stewed
• took on
• burned
• blew up
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• composed
• collected
• checked
• swallowed
• contained
• restrained
• suppressed
• soothed
• stifled
• subdued
• smothered
• tempered
• strangled
• repressed
• choked (back)
• appeased
• pacified
• eased
• moderated
• reined
• curbed
• pocketed
• relaxed
• allayed
• cooled
• settled
• quieted
• calmed
• toned (down)
• stilled
• hushed
• let up
• quelled

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fumed

Bonta fumed that state investigators had been stripped of credit for their work in the federal government’s enforcement actions, noting that Essayli had thanked local and state partners, but did not identify teams. — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Mizzou fans fumed about beating KU but playing in the lesser bowl. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Cliff Johnsen, business agent for the Steamfitters Local 638 union, fumed. — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 July 2026

Both the defendants and courts fumed at this because, while attorney-client privilege survives death, this death killed the power of Boca Raton’s Lee Sarkin and Ocean Ridge’s Drew Levitt to act on their client’s behalf. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Democratic campaigns fumed Tuesday at the Supreme Court for striking down limits on coordinated spending between political parties and candidates, a conservative 6-3 majority ruling that is set to open the donor floodgates for the midterm elections. — Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 30 June 2026

All the millwork and fumed oak cabinetry throughout the house were custom-designed by Toumbakaris. — R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

Riders crashed, team directors fumed, and according to Vacek, the race is no more. — Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 29 June 2026

Indigenous men grieved but also fumed when women were attacked. — Literary Hub, 26 May 2026