furious

adjective

ˈfyu̇r-ē-əs How to pronounce furious (audio)
Definition of furiousnext
1
as in frantic
marked by great and often stressful excitement or activity everyone worked at a furious pace in order to get the float ready for the parade

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2
as in intense
extreme in degree, power, or effect a furious hurricane virtually destroyed the seaside town

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3
as in angry
feeling or showing anger a furious customer demanding to see the manager

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4
as in violent
marked by bursts of destructive force or intense activity rioters went on a furious rampage, doing over $2,000,000 in damage

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Recent Examples of furious The Federalists were furious that Adams, in 1799, had sent a peace mission to France without consulting his party. — Marianne Holdzkom, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2025 Jets fans have been understandably furious this offseason after their team finished 5-12. — Antwan Staley, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025 But the impact goes far beyond playful patriotism — Canadians are furious. — Kaleigh Rogers, ABC News, 4 Mar. 2025 Mugler was furious, and the two didn’t speak for several years, eventually reconciling in the 1990s. — Joelle Diderich, WWD, 3 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for furious
Recent Examples of Synonyms for furious
  1. frantic
  2. intense
  3. angry
  4. violent
  5. mad
  6. intensive
  7. ferocious
  8. fierce
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  • At the frantic pounding of feet, my attention startles toward the cavernous hall.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, People.com, 17 Mar. 2025
  • That raised questions about Silicon Valley’s frantic spending.
    — Cade Metz, New York Times, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of frantic
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  • Already, court challenges against the president’s latest moves are emerging, and intense mainstream media coverage has, of course, cast what he’s done in a highly negative light.
    — The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2025
  • Especially in the earliest stages, when the grind will be intense. Hammond: The honeymoon period is nearly over.
    — Sean Hammond, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025
Definition of intense
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  • People who were paying close attention to certain corners of the internet saw this reality coming more than a decade ago in Gamergate, in which an angry online mob waged a virulent harassment campaign against women and diversity in the video game industry.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • Republican members meet angry crowds The vast majority of Republican lawmakers have cheered on the changes to the federal government spearheaded by Trump's advisor, billionaire entrepreneur Elon Musk, under the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) project.
    — Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 22 Mar. 2025
Definition of angry
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  • The Indiana Crime Guns Task Force was signed into law in 2021 and addresses violent crime in Boone, Hamilton, Hancock, Hendricks, Marion, Morgan, Johnson and Shelby counties, according to the Indiana General Assembly’s website.
    — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
  • The storm, which produced violent tornadoes, raging wildfires, and blinding dust storms, decimated homes, toppled vehicles, and left entire communities reeling from the devastation.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
Definition of violent
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  • Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.
    — Amy Lawrence, The Athletic, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Staff Pick: The mad scramble for backyard eggs Naeema Fineley's backyard chicken coop in Georgia.
    — Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of mad
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  • Our only leverage were the ongoing national-level intensive negotiations over the NAFTA environmental side-accords.
    — Serge Dedina, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Finding and synthesizing that data would be both labor intensive and expensive for the district to do itself.
    — Jennah Pendleton, Sacramento Bee, 14 Mar. 2025
Definition of intensive
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  • After a ferocious campaign from fans, Disney+ brought the series back—initially a Netflix original from 2015 to 2018.
    — H. Alan Scott, Newsweek, 4 Mar. 2025
  • But a mysterious force is stopping their return and the time-traveling TARDIS team must face great dangers, ferocious enemies and wilder terrors than ever before.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Definition of ferocious
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  • Monday night’s fierce winds took it down, damaging the support structures in the process.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2025
  • Gemini: The White Lotus: New England Logline: At a historic White Lotus resort nestled in the heart of coastal New England, a subtle, yet fierce, class warfare simmers beneath the surface.
    — Martine Paris, Forbes, 20 Mar. 2025
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