Synonyms for seething

Most common

pathetic · boiling · bustling · ebullient

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Adjective

Antonyms

calm, composed, placid

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Filled with unexpressed anger; in a state of being livid.

Example sentences

• pathetic The education in that institute is simply pathetic.
• boiling Tom was boiling up with a fever and hallucinating.
• bustling Algiers is the bustling chaotic capital of Algeria.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

7 letters

boiling²

8 letters

pathetic³, bustling³

9 letters

ebullient³

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (boiling² = 2 syllables).