as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy
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as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences
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Recent Examples of incensed
Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Once in the hands of the incensed and terrified Portuguese authorities, Amador was swiftly punished.
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Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
That morning, Barmore allegedly became incensed over the air conditioning being set at 70 degrees instead of 68 and again when his daughter wanted to visit him in his bedroom.
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Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
House Democratic Leader Karen Camper, D-Memphis, became incensed.
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Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
Songwriters are even more incensed, having to split their declining earnings with co-writers and taking a backseat to the producers and rights-holders who are out for their own pieces of the pie.
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Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
Two of the Huddersfield players were sent off for fouling Trundle, and their manager Peter Jackson was incensed.
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Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Bari Weiss' reign over 60 Minutes has incensed former staffers.
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Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September.
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Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Democrats would be incensed if the shoe were on the other foot and Platner was the Republican candidate.
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Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
But he was baffled as to why people are now incensed over pickleball courts.
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Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Park aficionados were incensed.
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HubSpot,
1 June 2026
McAvoy was incensed after being slew-footed by Benson, who has thus far escaped any supplemental discipline.
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Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
Adjective
An incensed Johnson marched out of his office Friday afternoon.
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Stephen Groves,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
Once in the hands of the incensed and terrified Portuguese authorities, Amador was swiftly punished.
—
Literary Hub,
19 Mar. 2026
That morning, Barmore allegedly became incensed over the air conditioning being set at 70 degrees instead of 68 and again when his daughter wanted to visit him in his bedroom.
—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
31 Dec. 2025
House Democratic Leader Karen Camper, D-Memphis, became incensed.
—
Vivian Jones,
Nashville Tennessean,
31 Oct. 2025
Songwriters are even more incensed, having to split their declining earnings with co-writers and taking a backseat to the producers and rights-holders who are out for their own pieces of the pie.
—
Roy Trakin,
Rolling Stone,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Democratic lawmakers were incensed by the OMB’s decision.
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Anna Maria Barry-Jester,
ProPublica,
22 June 2026
Two of the Huddersfield players were sent off for fouling Trundle, and their manager Peter Jackson was incensed.
—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Bari Weiss' reign over 60 Minutes has incensed former staffers.
—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
Cook, who is now retired and works in the private sector, became particularly incensed when the military began bombing boats in the Caribbean in September.
—
Clint Smith,
The Atlantic,
9 June 2026
Democrats would be incensed if the shoe were on the other foot and Platner was the Republican candidate.
—
Doug Friednash,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
But he was baffled as to why people are now incensed over pickleball courts.
—
Susannah Bryan,
Sun Sentinel,
3 June 2026
Park aficionados were incensed.
—
HubSpot,
1 June 2026
McAvoy was incensed after being slew-footed by Benson, who has thus far escaped any supplemental discipline.
—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
4 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
Adjective
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Rob-Will’s enraged face as Beulah told him what the situation actually is was pretty amazing.
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Massive, lumpy-looking hippos, who prefer to wallow or swim slowly in water pools, lakes, and rivers can run as fast as 25 km/h (about 70 meters in 10 seconds), a respectable sprinting speed not to be matched by most adults trying to outrun an enraged animal.
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When my friends found relief, they were thrilled—and infuriated.
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By the second half, the two teams meandering about the pitch infuriated everyone not on the pitch.
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The air that rushed under the sheets alongside her was as sweet and vegetal as tomato vines, scented with chlorophyll.
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On a soft spring afternoon in Portugal’s rugged Alentejo, the air is scented with citrus and the temperatures are finally climbing.
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Last week, Dipke traveled to several Indian cities, joining thousands of angry demonstrators to demand the education minister’s removal.
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Played by House of the Dragon’s Milly Alcock, Kara’s path crosses that of an angry, sword-wielding teenager, Ruthye Marye Knoll (Eve Ridley), who seeks revenge for her slain family.
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Though both agree that in real life, Berlant would fit in more easily than Early, who, during a break from the shoot, angered a trio of local Hamptonites merely by using the bathroom at a Citarella.
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Though net migration is down, many are angered by migrants entering the country illegally — specifically the sight of people, often escaping war zones such as Afghanistan and Sudan, arriving on British shores in inflatable boats after making the dangerous journey across the English Channel.
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The finish is long and perfumed, with oak and a touch of tea tree oil.
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To Curaçao, where the air was perfumed with dama di anochi blossoms and the night was navy blue.
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Other students were also outraged, Rudeseal said.
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The death of Kohen Wiley is the latest in a series of troubling encounters with police that have outraged community members in recent years.
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David goes on a tour of the past 250 years and is deeply annoyed by every facet of it.
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There were more infamous incidents, such as when Dave Hodge was visibly annoyed at the network cutting away from a Montreal Canadiens-Philadelphia Flyers game tied late in regulation to show a news broadcast.
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“Incensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensed. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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