Synonyms of stormed

stormed

verb

past tense of storm

1

as in raged

to express one's anger usually violently

the chef spent the morning storming at his staff about the ruined sauces

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raged
• rampaged
• bristled
• fumed
• raved
• steamed
• fretted
• ran amok
• made a scene
• burned
• ranted
• blustered
• flared (up)
• seethed
• foamed
• carried on
• flipped (out)
• smoldered
• fulminated
• took on
• blew up
• stewed
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• collected
• checked
• contained
• composed
• suppressed
• restrained
• swallowed
• soothed
• subdued
• stifled
• smothered
• repressed
• strangled
• tempered
• choked (back)
• appeased
• pacified
• eased
• reined
• relaxed
• curbed
• moderated
• cooled
• pocketed
• settled
• allayed
• calmed
• quieted
• stilled
• toned (down)
• hushed
• quelled
• let up

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rained
• poured
• flooded
• precipitated
• drowned
• showered
• rained cats and dogs
• hailed
• spit
• engulfed
• inundated
• deluged
• swamped
• squalled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• spit
• sprinkled
• drizzled
• misted
• mizzled

3

as in attacked

to take sudden, violent action against

the pirates stormed the ship, easily taking the whole crew as their prisoners

Synonyms & Similar Words

• attacked
• raided
• assaulted
• struck
• ambushed
• swarmed
• robbed
• charged
• rushed
• invaded
• assailed
• turned (on)
• set at
• set on
• bushwhacked
• trashed
• beset
• descended (on or upon)
• jumped (on)
• set upon
• went in (on)
• rounded on
• sicced
• flew at
• pounced (on or upon)
• mobbed
• went at
• surprised
• bombed
• pitched into
• flanked
• besieged
• tore into
• sacked
• lit into
• blitzed
• waylaid
• bombarded
• beat up on
• ravaged
• plundered
• barraged
• mugged
• bum-rushed
• pillaged
• looted
• battered
• buffeted
• nuked
• ganged up (on)
• beleaguered
• plastered
• overran
• enveloped
• cannonaded
• cannoned
• harried
• ambuscaded
• pressed
• forayed
• banged away (at)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• secured
• covered
• protected
• defended
• guarded
• shielded

4

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• raged
• steamed
• burned
• shook
• fumed
• boiled
• seethed
• foamed
• sizzled
• rankled
• agitated
• ranted
• saw red
• raved
• smoldered
• convulsed
• bristled
• fulminated
• inflamed
• flared (up)
• roiled
• stewed
• chafed
• fretted

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of stormed

The flow of money from Qatar into Gaza has taken on new significance since October 7, 2023, when Hamas terrorists stormed southern Israel, murdered some 1,200 people, and took 251 more hostage. — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026

They were moved to various locations as rioters stormed the Capitol, and ended up barricading themselves in the Rayburn House Office Building until order was restored and Krishnamoorthi could vote. — Marni Pyke, Chicago Tribune, 13 Oct. 2026

The next day, the Colombian Army stormed the Palace and retook it, resulting in the deaths and disappearances of at least 94 people, including justices, guerrilla members, civilians and military personnel. — Anna Marie De La Fuente, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026

The two businesses, collectively known as CTU, recruited the Colombian commandos who were supposed guarding Sanon in Haiti but later stormed Moïse’s hillside residence above Port-au-Prince in the middle of the night. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 10 Oct. 2026

Models stormed the runway with high-brow shadow, crafted by Dick Page, using bright greasepaints and theatrical colors. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 9 Oct. 2026

The power Whitney expressed was more abstract than Beyoncé’s heavy-handed, and still astonishing, Super Bowl halftime performance in 2016, in which the artist stormed the field with a battalion of women dressed as Black Panthers. — Literary Hub, 8 Oct. 2026

As a result, the current captain stormed away in a strop that seemed to throw his future with the national team into question. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2026

The opposite happened here, as Tech looked completely confused during CU’s first drive — the one where the play-calls matched, and the Buffs stormed to a quick 7-0 lead — before shutting down the hosts the rest of the way. — Troy Renck, Denver Post, 5 Oct. 2026