Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb seethe

4 senses of seethe

Sense 1
hum, buzz, seethe -- (be noisy with activity; "This office is buzzing with activity")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 2
seethe, boil -- (be in an agitated emotional state; "The customer was seething with anger")
       => be -- (have the quality of being; (copula, used with an adjective or a predicate noun); "John is rich"; "This is not a good answer")

Sense 3
seethe -- (foam as if boiling; "a seething liquid")
       => foam, froth, fizz, effervesce, sparkle, form bubbles -- (become bubbly or frothy or foaming; "The boiling soup was frothing"; "The river was foaming"; "Sparkling water")

Sense 4
seethe, roll -- (boil vigorously; "The liquid was seething"; "The water rolled")
       => churn, boil, moil, roil -- (be agitated; "the sea was churning in the storm")

Antonyms of adj seething

1 sense of seething

Sense 1
seething -- (in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare)

INDIRECT (VIA agitated) -> unagitated -- (not physically disturbed or set in motion)

Similarity of adj seething

1 sense of seething

Sense 1
seething -- (in constant agitation; "a seething flag-waving crowd filled the streets"; "a seething mass of maggots"; "lovers and madmen have such seething brains"- Shakespeare)
       => agitated (vs. unagitated) -- (physically disturbed or set in motion; "the agitated mixture foamed and bubbled")

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