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
Intimations of violence are regular features of Trump rhetoric, and many of his supporters may be angry enough to respond.
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Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The set includes eight emotions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, silly, anxious, loved, and tired.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Customers demand returns at high rates, leave angry one-star reviews and publicly shame brands on consumer websites and forums.
—Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
But perhaps some of them never truly left: an old captain, a young lover, and an angry deckhand.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Barton Gellman, TIME, 24 Oct. 2024
The set includes eight emotions: happy, sad, angry, surprised, silly, anxious, loved, and tired.
—Toby Rose, Parents, 24 Oct. 2024
Customers demand returns at high rates, leave angry one-star reviews and publicly shame brands on consumer websites and forums.
—Tal Lev-Ami, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
But perhaps some of them never truly left: an old captain, a young lover, and an angry deckhand.
—Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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 31 Oct. 2024.
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