FUMES Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

fumes 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of fume

as in steams

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger he silently fumed as his ex-girlfriend danced with her new beau

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as in storms

to express one's anger usually violently when she found out her driver's license was being suspended, she fumed, throwing papers across the room and shouting at the top of her lungs

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fumes

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noun

plural of fume

as in clouds

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The series left Netflix at the end of June (A Year in the Life remains available there) and currently steams on Hulu and Prime Video.

— Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Lucien Laviscount enters the scene and steams it up as Hot Guy who fandangoes with Laila and then upends the apple cart later on.

— Randy Myers, Mercury News, 9 July 2026

Definition of steams

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Mars storms the Official Streaming chart with five titles, while one of his most successful collaborations becomes a bestseller again on multiple rosters.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Although significant, that event was far less powerful than the Carrington Event — or the even rarer storms the new study suggests may be possible.

— Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of storms

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Video captured of the Ross Fire shows clouds of gray smoke billowing into the sky from the flames.

— Julia Gomez, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
On occasion, wildfire plumes can generate their own weather, making smoke-laden pyrocumulonimbus clouds, which can inject large amounts of particles into the stratosphere.

— Michael A. Robinson, The Conversation, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of clouds

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Impossibly juicy to its core, the chicken is served with a clever tofu-mustard sauce that’s tangy, savory, and smooth (not unlike ranch but also definitely not ranch) and a winning, aromatic jiao chili sauce that burns with a sweet heat.

— The Bon Appétit Staff, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
When applied to weeds, vinegar burns the leaves and foliage but not the root system.

— Alexandra Kelly, Martha Stewart, 22 Aug. 2026

Definition of burns

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As the new school year begins, the debate over digital versus analog learning rages on, while more school districts reconsider the role of devices in the classroom.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
So long as the conflict there rages, fueling inflation thanks to higher energy prices, that will further drive up yields, according to Adam Phillips, managing director of investments at EP Wealth Advisors.

— Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of rages

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In the very human-scale role of Chef, all that glamour and pageantry seethes just beneath the skin.

— Helen Rosner, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
As Seth seethes about his separation from his home country (and the family fortune), Arias interweaves a backstory involving assassination, undisclosed parentage and (as the title suggests) the perilous creatures slithering across the landscape.

— Michael Schaub, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026

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