Synonyms for fury
Synonyms by meaning
Noun
1. Rage
rage, wrath, anger, indignation, madness, ire, resentment, choler, infuriation
2. Ferocity
ferocity, vehemence, fierceness, violence, passion, impetuosity, wildness, ardency, furiousness
3. Frenzy
frenzy, furor US, furore UK, delirium, hysteria, raving, apoplexy informal, craze, distraction
Other
Definitions
- n. 1
Extreme anger.
- n. 2
Strength or violence in action.
- n. 3
An angry or malignant person.
Forms
- Plural
- furies → rages, wraths, angers, indignations…
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Rage drives one beyond the bounds of prudence or discretion; fury is stronger yet, and sweeps one away into uncontrollable violence.
J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)
Example sentences
- anger Susan broke the dish on purpose to show her anger.
- rage My father flew into a rage when he found that out.
- wrath Wrath doesn't control me, I control wrath instead.
- indignation I could barely contain my indignation at her impudence.
- ferocity His expression is full of ferocity and astonishment at the same time.
- vehemence The exaggerated vehemence of his statement astonished everyone.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| fury | rising | |
| anger | rising | |
| rage | rising | |
| wrath | rising | |
| indignation | steady | |
| ferocity | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- ire1, hag1
- 4 letters
- rage1
- 5 letters
- anger2, wrath1, craze1, vixen2, shrew, furor2
- 6 letters
- frenzy2, raving2, furore, virago3, choler, beldam
- 7 letters
- passion2, madness2, jezebel, ardency
- 8 letters
- violence3, hysteria4, delirium4, ferocity4, wildness2, apoplexy4
- 9 letters
- agitation4, vehemence3, termagant
- 10 letters
- excitement3, resentment3, turbulence3, fierceness
- 11 letters
- distraction3, indignation4, impetuosity, infuriation, furiousness
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (anger2 = 2 syllables).