Synonyms of furious

furious

adjective

ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs 

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frantic
• mad
• fierce
• intense
• intensive
• ferocious
• violent
• frenzied
• frenetic
• delirious
• feverish
• rabid
• wild
• vehement
• excessive
• concentrated
• extreme
• exorbitant
• irrational
• undue
• inordinate
• extravagant
• unconscionable
• immoderate
• insane
• lavish
• crazed
• maniacal
• crazy
• demented
• high-pressured
• deranged
• overweening
• overmuch

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• quiet
• calm
• reasonable
• peaceful
• undisturbed
• serene
• moderate
• tranquil
• placid
• relaxed
• subdued
• unperturbed
• casual
• temperate
• untroubled
• sound
• balanced
• sane
• easygoing
• low-pressure

2

as in intense

extreme in degree, power, or effect

a furious hurricane virtually destroyed the seaside town

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intense
• intensive
• fierce
• ferocious
• terrible
• deep
• violent
• heavy
• vicious
• fearful
• explosive
• vehement
• profound
• acute
• dreadful
• blistering
• fearsome
• keen
• excruciating
• frightful
• exquisite
• ghastly
• hard
• intensified
• heavy-duty
• almighty
• aggravated
• hellacious
• harsh
• heightened
• concentrated
• stressed
• severe
• enhanced
• magnified
• thorough
• exhaustive
• deepened
• accentuated
• rigorous
• emphasized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderate
• light
• weak
• soft
• feeble
• superficial
• shallow
• qualified
• eased
• decreased
• moderated
• subdued
• toned (down)
• reduced
• diminished
• lightened
• lessened
• abated
• alleviated

3

as in angry

feeling or showing anger

a furious customer demanding to see the manager

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• enraged
• indignant
• outraged
• infuriated
• mad
• angered
• ballistic
• infuriate
• passionate
• irate
• annoyed
• incensed
• rabid
• livid
• sore
• fuming
• apoplectic
• irritable
• wrathful
• hot
• riled
• ireful
• in a huff
• inflamed
• steaming
• choleric
• hot under the collar
• exasperated
• hopping mad
• bent out of shape
• foaming
• wroth
• blue in the face
• fit to be tied
• aggravated
• in a fume
• in a pet
• horn-mad
• hopping
• shirty
• roiled
• ticked
• going crook
• rankled
• seething
• cheesed off
• spiteful
• vengeful
• vindictive
• steamed up
• embittered
• unpleasant
• resentful
• boiling
• riley
• acrimonious
• huffy
• virulent
• bristling
• vitriolic
• antagonistic
• sizzling
• ranting
• teed off
• malevolent
• sulky
• stormy
• rancorous
• cross
• burning
• petulant
• smoldering
• disagreeable
• raving
• antipathetic
• disapproving
• perturbed
• irascible
• peevish
• fretful
• acrid
• icy
• antisocial
• frigid
• bitter
• belligerent
• snappish
• unfriendly
• grumpy
• distant
• cold
• cantankerous
• bristly
• pugnacious
• worked up
• inimical
• wrought (up)
• testy
• bilious
• grouchy
• querulous
• churlish
• cranky
• inflammable
• touchy
• dyspeptic
• contentious
• ill-tempered
• crabby
• quarrelsome
• ornery
• cool
• argumentative
• fussy
• contrary
• disputatious
• ill-humored
• piqued
• sorehead
• quick-tempered
• bearish
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• pleased
• accepting
• friendly
• agreeable
• happy
• amenable
• complaisant
• sympathetic
• accommodating
• amicable
• cordial
• satisfied
• content
• angerless
• obliging
• calm
• empathetic
• tolerant
• pleasant
• sweet
• serene
• amiable
• understanding
• peaceable
• tranquil
• good-natured
• placid
• kind
• easygoing
• affable
• pacific
• genial
• unembittered
• good-tempered

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violent
• ferocious
• fierce
• turbulent
• rabid
• vicious
• rough
• explosive
• volcanic
• brutal
• hot
• tumultuous
• convulsive
• tempestuous
• aggressive
• paroxysmal
• cyclonic
• stormy
• savage
• mad
• frantic
• volatile
• contentious
• bang-bang
• hammer-and-tongs
• hostile
• knock-down, drag-out
• blood-and-guts
• destructive
• barbarous
• antagonistic
• belligerent
• pugnacious
• frenzied
• agitated
• combative
• bellicose
• assertive
• truculent
• quarrelsome
• gladiatorial
• combustible
• ruinous
• cataclysmal

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• peaceful
• peaceable
• nonviolent
• calm
• serene
• tranquil
• pacific
• halcyon
• unaggressive
• nonbelligerent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of furious

This Lusitania didn’t sink as a formal band played, but the ticking of each man’s pocket watch synchronized to form a furious percussion section, and all those wailing women’s voices layered into girl-group harmonies. — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026

Many fans were furious that the Royals spurned the many possible trade partners. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026

Into this vacuum burst Milton Friedman’s furious New York Times article. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Poor bakery, just that morning the site of furious, wholesome communal activity, for decades the source of warm pandesal for everyone within a five-hundred-meter radius. — Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026