boiling mad

Examples

• All

• A few weeks ago, a serious composer friend and I got boiling mad about it.

  Academic text (2001)

• And made him boiling mad at us?

  The Sound of Music (1965)

• That made the Corinthians boiling mad.

  Fiction book (2002)

• I, Hota Wata, am boiling mad, for you are all wet behind the ears.

  The Powerpuff Girls Movie (2002)

• Sally, boiling mad as her coiffure wilts in the Texas sun, stops and tosses down the file box in anger.

  Fiction book (1993)

• He became boiling mad when his teammate blamed him for the loss in the final match.

• The teacher was boiling mad when she discovered that several students had cheated on the exam.

Synonyms

M

mad

vsboiling mad

∞ 1.0

Feeling angry or upset with someone

is a stronger idiomatic expression for very intense anger

F

furious

vsboiling mad

238 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

is equally intense but more idiomatic and everyday in tone

P

pissed off

vsboiling mad

• Informal

197 8.6

Very angry or annoyed

is the more emphatic idiom for peak anger rather than general irritation

O

outraged

vsboiling mad

27 4.1

Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair

is intense anger without needing a moral cause

I

irate

vsboiling mad

23 5.3

Very angry and showing it

is similar in strength but is more informal and expressive

L

livid

vsboiling mad

19 5.5

Very angry and hard to calm

shares severity but is more conversational and vivid

T

ticked off

vsboiling mad

• Informal

5 7.9

Feeling angry or annoyed about something

marks a higher intensity of anger, not mere annoyance

H

hot under the collar

vsboiling mad

• Informal

5 7.1

Very angry or annoyed because someone criticizes you

is stronger and more focused on intense inner fury

I

infuriated

vsboiling mad

1 4.5

Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly

expresses the same high anger level in colloquial phrasing

P

pissed

vsboiling mad

• Informal

1 8.4

Feeling very angry or annoyed

is similar but slightly more vivid and idiomatic in tone

R

raging

vsboiling mad

1 3.9

Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control

focuses on personal anger in everyday speech rather than general intensity

M

mad as a meat axe

vsboiling mad

• Archaic

1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

keeps the same intense anger but not the extreme acting out

M

mad as a wet hen

vsboiling mad

• Informal

1 9.8

Very angry or upset

is a more neutral everyday way to state strong anger

E

enraged

vsboiling mad

4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

is the common phrase for very strong anger without medical tone

A

apoplectic with rage

vsboiling mad

8.8

Very angry and unable to control your words or actions

signals extreme anger too but without implying a physical collapse

I

incensed

vsboiling mad

• Formal

6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is equally intense but does not require unfairness as cause

R

rip-snorting mad

vsboiling mad

• Informal

9.5

Being very angry and hard to calm

means the same strong anger but in plain idiomatic form

M

mad as hops

vsboiling mad

• Archaic

9.9

Feeling very angry and showing it

is the widespread everyday phrase for very strong anger

M

mad as a mongoose

vsboiling mad

• Informal

9.9

Very angry and unable to stay calm

is more neutral idiomatically while matching the same anger degree

M

mad as a cut snake

vsboiling mad

• Australian

9.9

Feeling extremely angry and acting wildly

indicates the same intensity but not necessarily irrational action

W

wild as a wet hen

vsboiling mad

• Informal

9.4

Feeling very angry and upset

names the same strong feeling but in common modern speech

A

angry as a wet hen

vsboiling mad

• UK

9.9

Feeling very angry and upset

is the standard idiom used widely for intense anger

M

mad enough to chew nails

vsboiling mad

• Archaic

9.9

Very angry and ready to do something extreme

shows extreme anger too but not necessarily intent to act wildly

S

steamed

vsboiling mad

• Informal

6.3

Feeling very angry or annoyed

is stronger and denotes full, intense fury rather than mild annoyance

B

boiling

vsboiling mad

2.5

Used before an adjective to show a very strong feeling

applies that extreme degree specifically to intense anger

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

C

content

87 1.0

Feeling happy and satisfied with what you have

How Angry

enraged

4.1

boiling mad

• Informal

1 4.8

furious

238 3.0

angry

∞ 1.0

annoyed

77 1.0

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology