steam up
verb
steamed up; steaming up; steams up
transitive verb
: to make angry or excited : arouse
Synonyms
- anger
- enrage
- incense
- inflame
- enflame
- infuriate
- ire
- mad
- madden
- outrage
- rankle
- rile
- roil
- tick off
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Example Sentences
finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up
Word History
First Known Use
1922, in the meaning defined above
steam up
verb
as in to anger
to make angry finding yet another mistaken charge on his hospital bill really steamed him up Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
- anger
- infuriate
- enrage
- annoy
- tick off
- outrage
- rub the wrong way
- mad
- irritate
- get one's goat
- get
- put out
- offend
- inflame
- incense
- rile
- roil
- madden
- ire
- enflame
- cross
- rankle
- aggravate
- provoke
- ruffle
- burn (up)
- affront
- nettle
- exasperate
- huff
- miff
- pique
- vex
- antagonize
- peeve
- embitter
- envenom
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- relieve
- please
- gratify
- console
- delight
- comfort
- allay
- assuage
- soothe
- placate
- settle
- appease
- calm
- quiet
- pacify
- conciliate
- charm
- lull
- mollify
- disarm
- captivate
- beguile
- enchant
- bewitch