SEETHED Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

seethed

verb

past tense of seethe

as in swirled

to be in a state of violent rolling motion the water seethed with schools of feeding piranha

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as in raged

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger she seethed at the very thought of the staff's staggering incompetence

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Recent Examples of seethed When Burgess put both their names on the sign outside their Bridgeport, Connecticut, workshop, Fuller seethed. — Bill Gourgey, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026 Despite performing alongside the Sailors, Burney quietly seethed over the way Guzmán treated the band, and Fernández in particular. — Longreads, 5 Mar. 2026 For the next several years, Hostetler seethed on the bench. — Tim Rohan, NBC news, 24 Jan. 2026 Sean Payton stood behind a lectern in a small room deep inside Levi’s Stadium back in August and seethed. — Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 14 Jan. 2026 Mace seethed at the Ethics panel’s move. — Emily Brooks, The Hill, 20 Nov. 2025 His own work seethed with the gritty vernacular of the street, evoking the Sturm und Drang of the Midwestern metropolis. — News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025 The result was a gonzo spaghetti Western that seethed with anti-colonialist sentiment and won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 30 Sep. 2025 Many also seethed over the fact that some of these same teams had memorialized George Floyd, the Black man murdered on video by Derek Chauvin, then a Minneapolis police officer, in 2020, whose death set off a nationwide wave of street demonstrations. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2025

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Rumors have swirled about a new album from collaborators who quickly backpedaled on their statements.

— Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026
Chatter swirled earlier in the week over the rumor that Jay-Z will recommend himself as the headlining performer for the Super Bowl LXI Halftime Show next year, which also takes place at SoFi Stadium.

— Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of swirled

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One American season later, the race demons raged and all of those commitments are dropped.

— Kamau Bobb October 21, Literary Hub, 21 Oct. 2026
According to Hyperallergic, the Grand Palais was briefly placed under lockdown on October 17, while protests raged outside and galleries worked to install their booths.

— News Desk, Artforum, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of raged

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White froth churned as the slightly more alkaline water cascaded into the gray-blue harbor.

— Alec Luhn, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
And in September, Hurricane Marie churned up big waves that damaged oceanfront homes near Los Angeles before veering away from the coast.

— Nicholas Grondin, The Conversation, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of churned

Verb

Hyderabadi Chicken Dum Biryani — steamed under a pastry crust and flavored with seasonings blended in India by Adi’s mother.

— Heidi Finley, Charlotte Observer, 15 Oct. 2026
Zucchini With its high water content, zucchini can turn mushy and even fall apart when steamed.

— Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of steamed

Verb

Republicans stormed to their first majority in the House (54 seats net) in 40 years and recaptured the Senate with eight new seats there as well.

— Ron Elving, NPR, 24 Oct. 2026
In 2006, the Charger stormed the market as a rubber-burning full-size sedan that gained muscle over the years, culminating in a 797-horsepower variant.

— Matt Degen, AJC.com, 23 Oct. 2026

Definition of stormed

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Loose white sand blew into the air and whirled around at the edge of the sea like a fog.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
Within this awkward relic of several other ages, New York’s past gets fetishized, chopped up, and whirled together into digestible entertainment.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2026

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