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- [fyoo r-ee-uh s]
- /ˈfyʊər i əs/
- /ˈfjʊə.ri.əs/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fyoo r-ee-uh s]
- /ˈfyʊər i əs/
Definitions of furious word
- adjective furious full of fury, violent passion, or rage; extremely angry; enraged: He was furious about the accident. 1
- adjective furious intensely violent, as wind or storms. 1
- adjective furious of unrestrained energy, speed, etc.: furious activity. 1
- noun furious Extremely angry. 1
- adjective furious person: angry 1
- adjective furious action: showing rage 1
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Origin of furious
First appearance:
before 1300 One of the 15% oldest English words
First recorded in 1300-50; Middle English word from Latin word furiōsus. See fury, -ous
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Furious
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
furious popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
furious usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for furious
adj furious
- frenzied — wildly excited or enthusiastic: frenzied applause.
- raging — angry fury; violent anger (sometimes used in combination): a speech full of rage; incidents of road rage.
- vehement — zealous; ardent; impassioned: a vehement defense; vehement enthusiasm.
- livid — having a discolored, bluish appearance caused by a bruise, congestion of blood vessels, strangulation, etc., as the face, flesh, hands, or nails.
- violent — acting with or characterized by uncontrolled, strong, rough force: a violent earthquake.
adjective furious
adverb furious
- in high dudgeon — If you say that someone is in high dudgeon, you are emphasizing that they are very angry or unhappy about something.
Antonyms for furious
adj furious
- cheerful — Someone who is cheerful is happy and shows this in their behaviour.
- peaceful — characterized by peace; free from war, strife, commotion, violence, or disorder: a peaceful reign; a peaceful demonstration.
- pleased — (used as a polite addition to requests, commands, etc.) if you would be so obliging; kindly: Please come here. Will you please turn the radio off?
- calm — A calm person does not show or feel any worry, anger, or excitement.
- happy — delighted, pleased, or glad, as over a particular thing: to be happy to see a person.
adjective furious
- elated — Extremely happy and excited; delighted; pleased.
- excited — awakened
- exhilarated — Simple past tense and past participle of exhilarate.
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