FURIOUS Synonyms: 293 Similar and Opposite Words

furious

adjective

ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs

Definition of furious

as in frantic

marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity everyone worked at a furious pace in order to get the float ready for the parade

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as in intense

extreme in degree, power, or effect a furious hurricane virtually destroyed the seaside town

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as in angry

feeling or showing anger a furious customer demanding to see the manager

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as in violent

marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity rioters went on a furious rampage, doing over $2,000,000 in damage

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Recent Examples of furious Although Congress doesn’t pass many laws these days, the White House has been a furious tempest of executive orders. — Daniel Immerwahr, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026 Mother Love Bone had experienced the kind of instant success that made other local bands furious, signing a record deal after playing fewer than 10 shows. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026 After completing the first show, Francis came offstage furious. — Vinod Sreeharsha, Miami Herald, 27 Aug. 2026 The leftist balladeer was furious that media accounts named the four white victims but none of the Mexicans, reducing them to their status as mere deportees. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for furious

Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious

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Fulham’s current rest-defence shape leads to frantic back-tracking defending, while the opposition can pull the centre-back partnership across the pitch with passes in behind and switches into the channels.

— Thom Harris, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026
Booth was in Toronto with his wife to attend an international convention for the Amalgamated Transit Union (ATU) when delegates from New York suddenly received frantic calls and left the meeting.

— Kaanita Iyer, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of frantic

Adjective

Broadly, the rule of thumb is to drink it during periods of intense competition (to allow for muscle recovery) while avoiding it during periods of training (to promote muscle development).

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
Expect Missouri to come out sharper and fired up, as both teams will be for this intense rivalry.

— PJ Green September 8, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of intense

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Why would anyone want to do this in a game about an angry, unkillable mutant with claws sharp enough to cut through space-time?

— Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Seehorn carried a heavy load as its lead, playing a sad, angry woman forced to save the world from happiness and the hive mind.

— Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

Despite the increasingly violent grand guignol on show, there’s actually a lot of nuance here, in its discussion not just of loneliness but the transactional nature of modern relationships.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2026
His more than 32-year law enforcement career has included leadership assignments in violent crimes, patrol and special investigations, and homicide and robbery investigations.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of violent

Adjective

Crowder would not have been that mad if the guy had just fessed up and said something normal in his own voice.

— Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
But, as mad as the idea may have seemed back then, the tradition is still going strong 40 years later with participants coming from around the world to cast their dignity aside — along with a warm robe — and take the plunge into the freezing water.

— Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of mad

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The result should be better performance at the chip's limits, for graphics-intensive apps and games, and for extended multitasking.

— Brian Westover, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Researchers can use it to run complex simulations, analyze large datasets, and develop compute-intensive AI applications.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of intensive

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Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
As a consequence, Nadia’s enraged sponsors send her packing back to Europe.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of enraged

Adjective

Giamatti makes Jerry ferocious but not monstruous, a man who certainly likes barking orders at various underlings but loves making good theater even more.

— Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2026
Up to this point, Ghostface victims have been stabbed with Buck 120 hunting knives, crushed by garage doors, shot, electrocuted, and thrown off rooftops in ferocious, balls-to-the-wall Scream fashion.

— Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Sep. 2026

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