Thesaurus
storm
Synonyms and Antonyms of storm
- The chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces.
make a scene, run amok (or run amuck)
- It storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below.
rain cats and dogs
- The pirates stormed the ship.
beat up on, fly at, go at, light into, pitch into, round on, set at, set upon, tear into
- By the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined.
see red
Synonym Discussion of storm
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- plan to attack the town at dawn
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- assailed the enemy with artillery fire
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- commandos assaulted the building from all sides
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- bombarded the city nightly
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- preparing to storm the fortress
storm
Synonyms and Antonyms of storm
- a winter storm bringing about six inches of snow
- The army's spokesperson faced a storm of questions from reporters.
- a few minutes of calm before the storm, when the store would open its doors on the busiest day of the year
ado, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bother, bustle, clatter, commotion, disturbance, foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoopla, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
- The storm caused major damage to our barn.
- A storm of indignation and demands for his resignation arose when the mayor's dishonesty was exposed.
- the storms of unrest that swept through Europe prior to World War I
insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset
eruption, flare-up, outbreak, outburst
bluster, bobbery, bustle, coil, commotion, furor, furore, fuss, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly-burly, pandemonium, rout, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, squall, stew, stir, to-do, turmoil, welter, williwaw
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