furiousadjective
uk/ˈfjʊə.ri.əs/us/ˈfʊr.i.əs/furious adjective (ANGRY)
B2 extremely angry:
I was late and he was furious with me.
He's furious about/at the way he's been treated.
We had a furious debate about the death penalty.
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- They were furious when one of their best managers was poached by another company.
- She was furious, and with reason.
- I was expecting him to be furious but he was very restrained.
- He was so furious about the accusations in the letter that he threatened to sue.
- In a furious tirade of abuse, the opposition spokesperson demanded the minister's resignation.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Angry and displeased
- acrimonious
- aggrieved
- amused
- annoyed
- apoplectic
- exasperated
- fed up
- fed up to the back teeth idiom
- fit to be tied idiom
- furiously
- huff
- incandescent
- incense
- peeved
- pique
- pissed off
- rancour
- resentful
- scalp
- stormy
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furious adjective (STRONG)
using a lot of effort or strength:
There is a furious struggle going on between the two presidential candidates.
He set off running at a furious pace.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physically strong and powerful
- (as) tough as old boots idiom
- almighty
- billy-o
- brute
- burly
- elemental
- high-octane
- invincible
- invulnerable
- muscle-flexing
- omnipotent
- overpowering
- reckon
- stout
- sturdy
- superhuman
- to be reckoned with idiom
- tough
- toughie
- unabated
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furiousness
noun [ U ] uk/ˈfjʊə.ri.əs.nəs/us/ˈfjʊr.i.əs.nəs/