steamed up 1 of 2

adjective

as in angry
feeling or showing anger I'm really steamed up over his latest outrageous behavior

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steamed up

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verb

past tense of steam up
as in angered
to make angry finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up

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Recent Examples of steamed up
Verb
Be sure to run the bathroom fan after a bathroom gets steamed up during a shower, and shake excess water off the curtain after use. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Since Luca Guadagnino’s spicy sports drama Challengers steamed up screens everywhere, even casual fans have acknowledged that the game stirs up strong feelings. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 June 2026 Heated Rivalry's love story steamed up the ice in locales around the globe, and is just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where there's no shortage of hockeymania. — Laura Fiengo, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026 So why does this change have me a little, well, steamed up? — Vivek Astvansh, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for steamed up
  1. angry
  2. angered
  3. enraged
  4. infuriated
  5. outraged
  6. ticked off
  7. ballistic
  8. annoyed
Adjective
  • Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of angry
Verb
  • Abiy also angered Somalia by trying to negotiate access to the sea via the territory of Somaliland.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2026
  • That is, Lamashtu spoke out about something that angered and disgusted the divine patriarch, and she was cast down to earth.
    — Eleanor Johnson, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • 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
Verb
  • Sydney Sweeney is no stranger to starring in a controversial ad — and her latest effort has infuriated female athletes, including Olympians.
    — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Sep. 2026
  • But Marcia was beginning to sound like Marcia on the page, Marcia in those essays that both excited and infuriated her readers.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Adjective
  • Goodman and nine others from the disability community who spoke with the Tampa Bay Times are outraged.
    — Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • And yes, the internet — and the virtue-signaling media — got so outraged by it, that Manning, and Sarkisian, were forced to issue apologies.
    — Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of outraged
Verb
  • Blaney, ticked off after finishing 33rd following a crash that resulted from contact with Hocevar’s car, took a couple of swings at Hocevar.
    — Ryan Canfield OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • With eight games left in the regular season, the Dodgers already have ticked off the most important boxes on their to-do list for the postseason.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of ticked off
Adjective
  • Investigators recovered ballistic evidence but have little information about what led to the shooting, Butler said.
    — CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Sanon is also accused obtaining an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and ballistic vests, culminating in the dead-of-night operation coordinated by his allies to storm Moïse’s private residence.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Verb
  • Stewart was annoyed that a game against the Washington Mystics earlier in the year took nearly three hours to complete.
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Part of me is annoyed that the process didn’t hand me a neat solution.
    — Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of annoyed

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“Steamed up.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/steamed%20up. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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