angrier; angriest
1
: feeling or showing anger
an angry crowd
2
a
: indicative of or proceeding from anger
angry words
b
: seeming to show anger or to threaten in an angry manner
an angry sky
3
: painfully inflamed
an angry rash
Synonyms
- angered
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriate
- infuriated
- irate
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
Examples of angry in a Sentence
I've never seen her look so angry.
An angry crowd gathered outside the courthouse.
I was angry that he had forgotten my birthday.
What made you so angry?
He got angry when he found out about their plans.
He sent an angry letter to the company president.
They had an argument and exchanged some angry words.
She gave me an angry look.
Recent Examples on the Web
As a result, he’s ordered to attend an acting class, where students are instructed how to soften interactions with variously angry, frightened or confused patients.
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Peter Nguyen, 54, a father of a seventh-grader at the school, said lots of angry parents spoke up at the meeting.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini was rendered angry and bereft by the decision to award Club Brugge a 91st minute penalty in the first leg of their play-off in Belgium.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
But in the immediate aftermath of the beach sprint, Anita was angry at Montoya.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
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Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
Peter Nguyen, 54, a father of a seventh-grader at the school, said lots of angry parents spoke up at the meeting.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Atalanta boss Gian Piero Gasperini was rendered angry and bereft by the decision to award Club Brugge a 91st minute penalty in the first leg of their play-off in Belgium.
—Tim Spiers, The Athletic, 12 Feb. 2025
But in the immediate aftermath of the beach sprint, Anita was angry at Montoya.
—Jennifer Zhan, Vulture, 12 Feb. 2025
See all Example Sentences for angry
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/angry. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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