STEAMS UP Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

steams up

verb

present tense third-person singular of steam up

as in angers

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

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Recent Examples of steams up Turn the shower on hot until the bathroom steams up. — Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 18 May 2026

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According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer.

— Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026
Lai, who won election two years ago, and his ruling DPP champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as an inviolable part of Chinese territory.

— Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026

Definition of angers

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The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.

— Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026

Definition of enrages

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The mild-mannered married dad of two young adult children ticks off a laundry list of advocacy and policy achievements, especially affordable housing, tenants and workers rights, racial justice and improving public schools, like the ones his kids attended in Park Slope.

— Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 12 June 2026
Made with 76 percent Cabernet Sauvignon and 24 percent Cabernet Franc from a high-altitude estate vineyard in an area of Sonoma known for its impeccable Bordeaux-style blends, this wine ticks off all the boxes for lovers of bold reds.

— Jeremy Repanich, Robb Report, 28 May 2026

Definition of ticks off

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This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.

— Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
The content outrages some people and delights others; publishing more of it advances the meta discourse that’s been layered on top of the actual news, drawing attention from the unfolding conflict itself.

— Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 14 Mar. 2026

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