STORMED Synonyms: 157 Similar and Opposite Words

stormed

verb

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 Young people armed with machetes stormed the site of the funeral, forcing the team to flee and injuring one member, a representative told the Associated Press. — Constant Same Bagalwa, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 Jerusalem — Israeli settlers stormed a Palestinian village in the occupied West Bank on Saturday and seized a home while its owner was inside in the latest brazen settler attack in the area. — Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026 In 2022, far-right extremists stormed her reading, seizing viral headlines. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 Now retired, the Mexican American star stormed up the charts in 1987 with Trio, her Grammy-winning album in tandem with Parton and Emmylou Harris, followed by Trio II in 1999. — Ernesto Lechner, Rolling Stone, 26 Aug. 2026 Gauff, who won the 2023 title beating Karolina Muchova, stormed out to a 5-0 lead in the first set on Sunday before winning 6-2. — Jeff Wallner, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 In his first enlistment in the infantry, Capers stormed a beach south of Beirut, Lebanon, in 1958, with 2nd Battalion, 2nd Marines. — Ethan Rocke, Charlotte Observer, 20 Aug. 2026 Last week, a man stormed into services there and caused a disruption. — Ali Bauman, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 Phoenix reportedly stormed off the set of Haynes’ movie in July 2024 in Guadalajara, Mexico. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 14 Aug. 2026

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Verb

The deadly multistate outbreak, linked to iceberg lettuce, has raged on this summer.

— Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
The company said a large fire raged at an Ozon logistics facility in the suburbs of Krasnodar following the overnight attack.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of raged

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Freedom responded and stepped toward the floor, prompting security to intervene and usher the 11-year NBA veteran out as the Chicago crowd rained down boos.

— Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026
So, Stop Sales rained down on mozzarella cheese, roasted onions, roasted garlic, roasted mushrooms (72 degrees) and Alfredo sauce (70 degrees).

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of rained

Verb

But the university’s recent actions in a lawsuit filed by a former student who was attacked on campus during that period appear at odds with that commitment.

— Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 28 Aug. 2026
Not long after Bungalow 8 opened, the World Trade Center was attacked.

— Derek C. Blasberg, Vanity Fair, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of attacked

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The sweet alliums are cooked with cilantro and extra-virgin olive oil until tender, then tucked into thin dumpling wrappers that are folded into half-moons and steamed for exactly 10 minutes — any longer and the dough could break.

— Warren Rojas, Washington Post, 19 Aug. 2026
There’s arguably nothing more annoying than rushing out the door to an event, only to realize your dress is wrinkled and needs to be steamed.

— Ali Faccenda, InStyle, 23 July 2026

Definition of steamed

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Thieves on Thursday raided the Treasure of Villena -- one of the greatest Bronze Age gold collections -- at a museum in the Spanish city of Villena, taking most of the 50-plus mainly gold bracelets, bowls, bottles and other items on display.

— CBS News, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Mundubile, who rejected the election result as neither free nor fair, had been in hiding since security forces raided his Lusaka home during the election period.

— Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of raided

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Meta is rolling out an obvious fix to make its AI glasses less creepy amid backlash over the glasses’ non-consensual recordings that have flooded the Internet.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2026
But New Yorkers flooded social media after news broke, and eventually a petition was made in an effort to save the theater.

— Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026

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