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
  • His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His familiar cast of angry, sometimes menacing children began to give way to quieter, more introspective figures.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of angry
Verb
  • Madigan’s downfall began with women angered by his handling of #MeToo incidents involving his campaign and government staff in 2017 and 2018.
    — Rick Pearson, Chicago Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But others, particularly in Missouri, have been concerned and angered to see that their bills will soon go up, the second price hike for this year.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Humiliated and enraged, Shurpanakha flees and recounts the incident to her brother Khara, setting in motion a series of confrontations between the rakshasas and Rama and Lakshmana.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • The decision has infuriated Democrats and threatened the party’s path to winning a Senate majority.
    — Francesca Ebel, Washington Post, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The decision infuriated Democrats who had been pressing the two candidates to present a united front ahead of Election Day.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Adjective
  • The Taiwan lobby is outraged at his transactional approach to the island.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Fans and journalists were outraged that such an iconic Southern Belle would be played by a foreigner.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of outraged
Verb
  • In the meeting, May and agency staffers ticked off a number of problems with Citation’s wells that regulators had overlooked for years.
    — Nick Bowlin, ProPublica, 27 Oct. 2026
  • That same month, the Hilton Reum family ticked off another milestone when London and Phoenix skied for the first time at Yellowstone.
    — Hannah Sacks, PEOPLE, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of ticked off
Adjective
  • That changed in recent months, with a truce breaking down, and the Houthis lobbing drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Saudi Arabia.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Zelensky said earlier this week that on multiple occasions Ukraine had received no US intelligence warnings of ballistic strikes.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Verb
  • Studio executives who annoyed her might find their films receiving tepid coverage.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
  • The Biden administration also had a commitment to AI safety that annoyed AI companies.
    — Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 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 9 Nov. 2026.

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