STORMED Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

stormed

verb

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past tense of storm

as in raged

to express one's anger usually violently the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces

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as in rained

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

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as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners

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as in steamed

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger by the time we arrived, our hostess was storming because dinner was ruined

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Recent Examples of stormed Ukraine's special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed, the head of Ukraine’s Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media. —

ABC News, 18 Apr. 2026 Ukraine's special tactical police units stormed the store after attempts to contact the gunman with a negotiator failed, the head of Ukraine's Interior Ministry, Ihor Klymenko, said in a statement on social media. —

CBS News, 18 Apr. 2026 New York stormed back in the ninth when Trent Grisham hit a two-run home run to tie the game. —

Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 Apr. 2026 The start of this one looked like the game in Columbus two weeks ago when the Jackets raced out to a 3-0 lead before the B’s stormed back to win it in a shootout in what may have been the B’s most important win of the season. —

Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 13 Apr. 2026 The woman in red stormed off after the fight. —

Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 11 Apr. 2026 Players and coaches stormed out of the dugouts and bullpens, and Braves manager Walt Weiss tackled Soler, the 2021 World Series MVP with Atlanta. —

Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026 Two hours later, Hans stormed out of the gaming hall and raced past the Chess Hall of Fame. —

Ben Mezrich, Vanity Fair, 6 Apr. 2026 After handling business with a 3-1 victory over Dobie in the Region III final earlier this week, the Eagles stormed out the gates against Steele and set the tone. —

Jon Poorman, Houston Chronicle, 3 Apr. 2026

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In July of 2024, as fighting raged in Khartoum, a Sudanese weapons broker WhatsApped Mafi to contract a shipment of Qods Mohajer-6 drones — the same ones Iran has long supplied Russia in its war in Ukraine, according to the complaint.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 19 Apr. 2026
The violent rivalry between the WOOO and CHOO gangs has raged for years, with one veteran CHOO member even going as far as telling a 14-year-old shooter to keep up the violence, according to Brooklyn District Attorney Eric Gonzalez.

— John Annese, New York Daily News, 15 Apr. 2026