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
Similar to some medical tests, biometric authentication can have false negatives, leading to angry consumers who cannot access their accounts or make a payment.
—
Atal Bansal, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
One detailing the start of a relationship, while the angrier Vol.
—Evan Sawdey, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024
The Springfield News-Sun reports that the threat was made by someone who was angry with the city's handling of Haitian immigration.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In Tuesday night's presidential debate, while former President Donald Trump delivered voluble answers often looking and sounding angry, Vice President Harris’ face was doing a lot of work.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 2024
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Atal Bansal, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024
One detailing the start of a relationship, while the angrier Vol.
—Evan Sawdey, SPIN, 13 Sep. 2024
The Springfield News-Sun reports that the threat was made by someone who was angry with the city's handling of Haitian immigration.
—Kyler Alvord, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2024
In Tuesday night's presidential debate, while former President Donald Trump delivered voluble answers often looking and sounding angry, Vice President Harris’ face was doing a lot of work.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 11 Sep. 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 20 Sep. 2024.
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