Synonyms of fumes

fumes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fume

1

as in steams

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steams
• burns
• rages
• storms
• foams
• boils
• seethes
• shakes
• rankles
• agitates
• rants
• sizzles
• sees red
• raves
• fulminates
• smolders
• inflames
• bristles
• flares (up)
• chafes
• frets
• convulses
• stews
• roils

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• storms
• rages
• bristles
• runs amok
• makes a scene
• rampages
• steams
• fulminates
• foams
• rants
• raves
• flares (up)
• burns
• seethes
• takes on
• carries on
• smolders
• blows up
• frets
• blusters
• flips (out)
• stews
• chafes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• soothes
• allays
• curbs
• checks
• reins
• contains
• tones (down)
• restrains
• collects
• swallows
• suppresses
• stifles
• pockets
• smothers
• subdues
• composes
• represses
• tempers
• chokes (back)
• strangles
• moderates
• pacifies
• appeases
• eases
• relaxes
• cools
• calms
• settles
• stills
• quiets
• lets up
• hushes
• quells

fumes

2 of 2

noun

plural of fume

as in clouds

Related Words

• clouds
• smokes
• miasmas
• steams
• smogs
• banks
• smothers
• hazes
• reeks
• gauzes
• soups
• fogs
• mists
• murks
• brumes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of fumes

Verb

Anyone who fumes at neighbors who don’t pick up after their dogs can identify with the surveillance-welcoming residents of Seine-Saint-Denis. — IEEE Spectrum, 27 Dec. 2023