Synonyms of furies

furies

noun

plural of fury

as in shrews

a bad-tempered scolding woman

tradition has it that Socrates' wife was such a fury that the philosopher's death sentence by the authorities was not an entirely unwelcome fate

Synonyms & Similar Words

• shrews
• viragos
• harridans
• termagants
• battle-axes
• harpies
• vixens
• critics
• dragon ladies
• viragoes
• fishwives
• gorgons
• cavillers
• carpers
• railers
• scolds
• detractors
• cavilers
• faultfinders
• nitpickers
• censurers
• deriders
• quibblers
• fishwifes
• belittlers
• castigators
• pettifoggers