STEAMING Synonyms: 176 Similar and Opposite Words

steaming 1 of 2

adjective

as in angry

feeling or showing anger she was steaming after hearing that she was being slandered by someone who had once been her best friend

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steaming

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verb

present participle of steam

as in boiling

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger the newspaper's blatantly biased coverage made a lot of readers steam

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Their sound was described as a hybrid mixing elements of rock, blues and funk into a steaming-hot Houston stew. — CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026 Brighter landscape shots with more complicated colors, however, like a steaming blue hot spring surrounded by yellow-red sand and green trees, don’t look nearly as vibrant as the lush greens and blues of the Planet Earth II footage. — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 17 Aug. 2026 Fishermen haul up cages with lobsters ready for steaming pots, buttery rolls, and rich chowder. — Morgan Rizzo, Travel + Leisure, 16 Aug. 2026 Try steaming, roasting, or air-frying broccoli for a healthy side dish. — Carrie Madormo, Verywell Health, 14 Aug. 2026 Sometimes holding a dispenser over a steaming hot beverage can cause condensation to form around the pouring spout. — Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 3 Aug. 2026 To clean, heat 1 cup of water and 1 to 2 tablespoons of lemon juice or several lemon slices in a microwave-safe bowl for three minutes or until steaming. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 26 July 2026 Its shot-of-steam, spray, vertical-steaming and self-cleaning features were also tested. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 21 July 2026 Peanut Butter Chocolate Chip Oatmeal Pour 1 cup steaming hot water over 1/2 cup old fashioned oats in a serving bowl or mug. — Elisa Zied, Parents, 15 July 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for steaming

Adjective

But some of it is about the cultural change that people argue about, on their phones, with the other angry people that their algorithm has found for them.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Pretendian hunters tend to be painted as aggressive or angry, which ultimately serves to undermine their claims.

— Tommy Orange, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of angry

Verb

Mix yeast, 2 cups flour and salt in large mixing bowl and pour in hot water (not boiling), mixing well.

— Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
Getting that apparently trivial behavior working involved Home Assistant, MQTT, custom software, and more Claude, Codex and ChatGPT tokens than one should reasonably associate with boiling pasta.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of boiling

Adjective

The latter can also engage ballistic targets, giving it a role in defending against threats such as Chinese anti-ship ballistic missiles.

— Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 24 Aug. 2026
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Sunday that his country is receiving substantially fewer Patriot defense systems, even as Russian ballistic attacks are increasing.

— Sylvia Hui, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of ballistic

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The response to Congo’s raging Ebola epidemic has been hampered by a severe lack of funding and pervasive misinformation, according to people on the front lines.

— Rael Ombuor, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
Overnight, raging flames cotinued moving through Palo Pinto County, turning the night sky orange and filling the area with smoke as the Ross Fire grew.

— Marissa Armas, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of raging

Adjective

But the Tampa-area English teacher said what qualifies as controversial is constantly evolving, sometimes because of just one indignant parent.

— Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Definition of indignant

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The Ross Fire burning west of Fort Worth in Palo Pinto County appears to be holding steady at around 85,000 acres and 26% containment Friday, according to Texas A&M Forest Service officials.

— Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Aug. 2026
Planet-heating emissions from burning fossil fuels such as oil, gas and coal are the primary driver of climate change.

— Ava Berger, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of burning

Adjective

Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
As a consequence, Nadia’s enraged sponsors send her packing back to Europe.

— Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of enraged

Verb

Or what about storming the field, the tradition that follows a momentous win, when order dissolves and players brace themselves for a horde of fans pouring out of the stands.

— Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026
That’s been the story of this third season, one that started with Rhaenyra storming the castle and taking the Iron Throne and then promptly saw her get picked apart by dozens of unforeseen calamities.

— Brian Grubb, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026

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