STEAMING UP Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

steaming up

verb

present participle of steam up

as in infuriating

to make angry finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up

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Recent Examples of steaming up Since cool air can't hold as much moisture as warm air, more of the water will go down the drain instead of steaming up your bathroom mirror. — Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 18 Feb. 2026 In January 1899, the American gunboat USS Wilmington set out on an expedition to Venezuela, steaming up the Orinoco River toward the country’s interior. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026

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The podcaster Candace Owens drove those theories, infuriating her former employer, Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
With its gridlocked terminals, infuriating delays and long lines for everything from security checks to coffee, LAX might be where patience goes to die.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of infuriating

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Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angering

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Given the prime location, everything is at your disposal from combing history tomes at Yountville Library to ticking off as many wine tastings as possible in one day.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Oct. 2026
But American Sepp Kuss is days away from ticking off a second Grand Tour treble, three years after his first.

— Chris Marshall-Bell, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of ticking off

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That unexpected fandom has grown over the past two years, with unlikely converts taking to the internet’s alleyways to spread the good word—and, in the process, annoying the doubters.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoying

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