Antonyms for furious

Grammar : Adj

Spell : fyoo r-ee-uh s

Phonetic Transcription : ˈfyʊər i əs

Definition of furious

Origin : late 14c., from Old French furieus (14c., Modern French furieux), from Latin furiosus "full of rage, mad," from furia "rage, passion, fury." Furioso, from the Italian form of the word, was used in English 17c.-18c. for "an enraged person," probably from Ariosto's "Orlando Furioso."

adj extremely angry, very mad
adj stormy, turbulent

Example sentences :

Then there was a furious clamor and a huge dog rushed at him.
Extract from : « Way of the Lawless » by Max Brand

He was furious at this supposition that she would continue in her irregular practices.
Extract from : « Within the Law » by Marvin Dana

When he found that the ice was out and the beer warm and flat, he was furious.
Extract from : « K » by Mary Roberts Rinehart

Then, with a brusque movement of furious resolution, he disappeared in the night.
Extract from : « The Dream » by Emile Zola

Thud, thud—ta-thud, thud—on they charged at a furious pace directly at us.
Extract from : « A Woman Tenderfoot » by Grace Gallatin Seton-Thompson

Like a bull with shut eyes she held dead upon her furious course!
Extract from : « Fair Margaret » by H. Rider Haggard

"I dunno's any such speech is called for here," said she, in a furious self-betrayal.
Extract from : « Tiverton Tales » by Alice Brown

The thunder and lightning had long ago passed over, but the rain was furious.
Extract from : « Little Dorrit » by Charles Dickens

I was furious, and put my tongue out, and this made all the table laugh.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

I was furious and wildly excited with the turn my joke had taken.
Extract from : « My Double Life » by Sarah Bernhardt

Synonyms for furious

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