as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
my sister gets really angry and practically throws a tantrum if her soccer team loses
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an angry voice
an angry mob
an angry look
angry outbursts
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Recent Examples of angry
Backstage reports indicated that McIntyre was visibly angry, shouting and swearing before leaving the venue.
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
At their best, wound infections can result in discomfort, red, angry skin, and pus (ew!).
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
Even a good leader will make people angry and make decisions that are worth making fun of.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
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David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
At their best, wound infections can result in discomfort, red, angry skin, and pus (ew!).
—Amelia McBride, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2025
Even a good leader will make people angry and make decisions that are worth making fun of.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025
Harry Belafonte was angry at Martin Luther King’s funeral.
— Made By History, Time, 4 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for angry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angry
Adjective
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And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.—
Tim Balk,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
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Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The ex-girlfriend was hurt, and my roommate who is having the affair is furious with me.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not content, Gibbs-White storms towards the penalty area for the return pass, but ends up furious with his team-mate, whose shot is blocked.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2025
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The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angry. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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