FUMES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

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verb

present tense third-person singular of fume

as in steams

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau

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as in storms

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

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fumes

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noun

plural of fume

as in clouds

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As America steams headlong into November, working-class folks are still at loggerheads with its political class.

— Jim Beaugez, Rolling Stone, 4 Oct. 2026
In a crockery pot, my father steams cauliflower, stirring it round and round.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of steams

Verb

In the bit, Hargitay as Benson storms into the SVU office and tells the staff that the brass just absolutely needs to know if Swift would be at the Emmys.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 15 Sep. 2026
But after Chad refuses to follow Gerry’s demands during the team’s final game, Gerry storms onto the field to reveal his secret — only to be tackled by Tricia Yeager’s (Wynn Everett) bodyguard.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of storms

Noun

When the frame is filled with white skies and snow, the picture can look dim compared with other shots, though highlight details like wisps of clouds and falling snowflakes against all that white can be readily seen.

— Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 28 Sep. 2026
Tuesday continues to be a transition day with clouds and limited breaks of sunshine.

— Steven Sosna, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of clouds

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California no longer burns or buys electricity generated by coal.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2026
From there, Watkins takes Stacey into stranger territory, turning her personal crisis into a commentary on climate change and how people continue to carry on as the world burns.

— Michelle F. Solomon, Miami Herald, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of burns

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Neither Shaggy nor Kartel has made any new comments, but all eyes are on the two superstars as the debate rages on in their comment sections, with their fervent fan bases warring on their behalf.

— Kyle Denis, Billboard, 28 Sep. 2026
But for now the war rages on, dividing some communities in Ukraine through Russian propaganda videos.

— Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of rages

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Tom Rhys Harries seethes as Matt Hagen, a pretty boy who loses his looks only to regain them from an experimental procedure that makes a jumble of his psyche.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 2 Sep. 2026
In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026

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