Synonyms of furies

furies

noun

plural of fury

as in shrews

a bad-tempered scolding woman

tradition has it that Socrates' wife was such a fury that the philosopher's death sentence by the authorities was not an entirely unwelcome fate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrews
• harridans
• termagants
• battle-axes
• harpies
• vixens
• critics
• dragon ladies
• viragoes
• gorgons
• carpers
• railers
• scolds
• detractors
• cavilers
• faultfinders
• nitpickers
• censurers
• deriders
• quibblers
• fishwifes
• belittlers
• castigators
• pettifoggers

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furies

None could tame its political furies; its covert operations, which killed more than a thousand Americans in Lebanon, Iraq, and Afghanistan; or its expansion, through the creation of like-minded extremist movements, across the Middle East. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026

Just as players once had to fight the three furies in later runs of Hades, the Oceanus boss fight requires Melinoë to fight a trio of sirens — each with their own move set, weapons, and health — in order to move forward. — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 20 Nov. 2025