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storm

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of storm

1 to express one's anger usually violently
  • The chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces.
Synonyms of storm

bristle, fume, rage
Words Related to storm

blow up, flare (up), flip (out) [slang]

bluster, carry on, fulminate, rampage, rant, rave, take on

burn, foam, seethe, smolder (or smoulder), steam

chafe, fret, stew
Phrases Synonymous with storm

make a scene, run amok (or run amuck)
Near Antonyms of storm

allay, appease, pacify, soothe

check, choke (back), collect, compose, contain, curb, pocket, rein, repress, restrain, smother, stifle, strangle, subdue, suppress, swallow

moderate, temper, tone (down)

ease, let up, relax

calm, cool, hush, quell, quiet, settle, still
2 to fall as water in a continuous stream of drops from the clouds
  • It storms so frequently up in the mountains that the peaks are rarely visible from the valley below.
Synonyms of storm

pour, precipitate, rain
Words Related to storm

shower

hail, squall

deluge, drown, engulf, flood, inundate, swamp
Phrases Synonymous with storm

rain cats and dogs
Near Antonyms of storm

drizzle, mist, sprinkle
3 to take sudden, violent action against
  • The pirates stormed the ship.
Synonyms of storm

assail, assault, attack, beset, bushwhack, charge, descend (on or upon), go in (on), jump (on), pounce (on or upon), raid, rush, set on, strike, turn (on)
Words Related to storm

bum-rush, gang up (on), mob, swarm

mug, rob

ambush, surprise (also surprize), waylay

blitz, bomb, bombard, nuke

barrage, cannon, cannonade

bang away (at), batter, buffet, plaster

beleaguer, besiege, press

harry, loot, pillage, plunder, ravage, sack

foray, invade, overrun

envelop, flank
Phrases Synonymous with storm

beat up on, fly at, go at, light into, pitch into, round on, set at, set upon, tear into
Near Antonyms of storm

cover, defend, guard, protect, secure, shield
4 to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger
  • By the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined.
Synonyms of storm

boil, burn, foam, fume, rage, rankle, seethe, sizzle, steam
Words Related to storm

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake
Phrases Synonymous with storm

see red

Synonym Discussion of storm

attack, assail, assault, bombard, storm mean to make an onslaught upon. attack implies taking the initiative in a struggle.
    • plan to attack the town at dawn
assail implies attempting to break down resistance by repeated blows or shots.
    • assailed the enemy with artillery fire
assault suggests a direct attempt to overpower by suddenness and violence of onslaught.
    • Commandos assaulted the building from all sides.
bombard applies to attacking with bombs or shells.
    • bombarded the city nightly
storm implies attempting to break into a defended position.
    • preparing to storm the fortress

storm

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of storm

1 a disturbance of the atmosphere accompanied by wind and often by precipitation (as rain or snow)
  • a winter storm bringing about six inches of snow
Synonyms of storm

squall, tempest
Words Related to storm

blizzard, ice storm, snowstorm

cloudburst, hailstorm, rainstorm, thundershower, thunderstorm, weather, windstorm

northeaster (or nor'easter), norther, southeaster, southwester

cyclone, hurricane, typhoon

sandstorm
2 a heavy fall of objects
  • Police had to endure a storm of rocks and bricks hurled by the rioters.
Synonyms of storm

hail, rain, shower
Words Related to storm

barrage, bombardment, broadside, cannonade, fusillade, salvo, volley

flood, gush, rush, spate, torrent

eruption, outbreak, outburst
3 a rapid or overwhelming outpouring of many things at once
  • The army's spokesperson faced a storm of questions from reporters.
Synonyms of storm

barrage, blitz, blitzkrieg, bombardment, cannonade, drumbeat, drumfire, flurry, fusillade, hail, salvo, shower, volley
Words Related to storm

broadside, earful

avalanche, burst, cataclysm, cataract, deluge, discharge, engulfment, flood, flood tide, flush, gush, inundation, outburst, outflow, outpouring, overflow, rash, spate, surge, torrent

current, river, stream, tide

excess, glut, overabundance, overage, overkill, overmuch, oversupply, superabundance, superfluity, surfeit, surplus
Near Antonyms of storm

dribble, drip, trickle
4 a state of noisy, confused activity
  • a few minutes of calm before the storm, when the store would open its doors on the busiest day of the year
Synonyms of storm

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
Words Related to storm

cacophony, clamor, din, howl, hue and cry, noise, outcry, racket, roar

disorder, unrest, upheaval

eruption, flare-up, flurry, flutter, outbreak, outburst

brawl, fracas, fray, hassle, melee (also mêlée), scuffle

dither, fever, fret, lather, tizzy
Near Antonyms of storm

calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)

order, orderliness
5 a steady falling of water from the sky in significant quantity
  • The storm caused major damage to our barn.
Synonyms of storm

cloudburst, deluge, downfall, downpour, rain, rainfall, rainstorm, wet
Words Related to storm

precipitation, shower

thundershower, thunderstorm, weather
Near Antonyms of storm

drizzle, mist, scud, sprinkle
6 a sudden intense expression of strong feeling
  • A storm of indignation and demands for his resignation arose when the mayor's dishonesty was exposed.
Synonyms of storm

agony, blaze, burst, ebullition, eruption, explosion, fit, flare, flare-up, flash, flush, gale, gush, gust, outburst, paroxysm, spasm
Words Related to storm

blowup, grouch, rage, tantrum

ecstasy, rapture, transport

delirium, firestorm, frenzy, furor
7 a violent disturbance (as of the political or social order)
  • the storms of unrest that swept through Europe prior to World War I
Synonyms of storm

cataclysm, convulsion, earthquake, paroxysm, tempest, tumult, upheaval, uproar
Words Related to storm

insurgency, insurrection, mutiny, overthrow, overturn, rebellion, revolt, revolution, subversion, unrest, uprising, upset

fit, seizure, spasm

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

quaking, rocking, shaking, trembling

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