Furious With: Standard Pattern
Furious With: Standard Pattern records a directly documented English construction and keeps guidance bounded to the evidenced pattern rather than turning one attested complement into a universal prohibition.
Use “furious with” before a person or other target of extreme anger.
Key details
Choose the right form
| Meaning / situation | Form / construction | Decision |
|---|---|---|
| person or target of anger | furious with + person/target | Use “with” for a person or comparable target. |
| topic or situation causing anger | furious about / at + matter | Use another documented complement when it better expresses the cause or situation. |
Quick tests
Meaning / construction test
Are you naming the person or target at whom the anger is directed?
If yes: Use “furious with.”
If no: Consider “furious about” or “furious at” for the matter or event causing the anger.
Caveat: The page records one standard complement and does not claim that “with” is the only possible complement of “furious.”
Examples
She was furious with the supplier.
“With” introduces the target of the anger.
They were furious about the sudden cancellation.
“About” introduces the matter causing anger.
He was furious at the decision.
“At” is also a documented complement.
Further guidance
Construction
Use “furious with” before a person or other target of extreme anger.
Style Boundary
Cambridge also documents “furious about” and “furious at”; this page records the with-construction without presenting it as the only standard complement.
Sources and evidence
Sources are shown with the role they play in this guide. Historical or style-sensitive claims are kept within the evidence boundary described above.
- Furious (opens in a new tab)Cambridge University Press · Direct learner-dictionary evidence for furious with a person and related furious about/at constructions.