Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb steam
6 senses of steam
Sense 1
steamer, steam -- (travel by means of steam power; "The ship steamed off into the Pacific")
=> travel, go, move, locomote -- (change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically; "How fast does your new car go?"; "We travelled from Rome to Naples by bus"; "The policemen went from door to door looking for the suspect"; "The soldiers moved towards the city in an attempt to take it before night fell"; "news travelled fast")
Sense 2
steam -- (emit steam; "The rain forest was literally steaming")
=> emit, give out, give off -- (give off, send forth, or discharge; as of light, heat, or radiation, vapor, etc.; "The ozone layer blocks some harmful rays which the sun emits")
Sense 3
steam -- (rise as vapor)
=> rise, lift, arise, move up, go up, come up, uprise -- (move upward; "The fog lifted"; "The smoke arose from the forest fire"; "The mist uprose from the meadows")
Sense 4
steam -- (get very angry; "her indifference to his amorous advances really steamed the young man")
=> anger, see red -- (become angry; "He angers easily")
Sense 5
steam, steam clean -- (clean by means of steaming; "steam-clean the upholstered sofa")
=> clean, make clean -- (make clean by removing dirt, filth, or unwanted substances from; "Clean the stove!"; "The dentist cleaned my teeth")
Sense 6
steam -- (cook something by letting steam pass over it; "just steam the vegetables")
=> cook -- (transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes")
Antonyms of adj steamed
2 senses of steamed
Sense 1
steamed -- (cooked in steam; "steamed clams")
INDIRECT (VIA cooked) -> raw -- (not treated with heat to prepare it for eating)
Sense 2
annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")
INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased -- (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)
Similarity of adj steamed
2 senses of steamed
Sense 1
steamed -- (cooked in steam; "steamed clams")
=> cooked (vs. raw) -- (having been prepared for eating by the application of heat)
Sense 2
annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")
=> displeased (vs. pleased) -- (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)