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anger

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

  • managed to stifle his anger when the receptionist put him on hold for the third time
Synonyms of anger

angriness, birse [chiefly Scottish], choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, mad, madness, mood [archaic], outrage, rage, spleen, wrath, wrathfulness
Words Related to anger

aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, vexation

acrimoniousness, acrimony, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bile, biliousness, bitterness, contempt, embitterment, empoisonment, enmity, grudge, hostility, rancor

envy, jaundice, jealousy, pique, resentment

malevolence, malice, spite, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol

belligerence, contentiousness, contrariness, crankiness, disputatiousness, hot-headedness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, orneriness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, querulousness

blowup, flare, flare-up, outburst

chafe, dander, dudgeon, huff, pet, rise, ruffle, temper

air rage, road rage

delirium, heat, passion, warmth
Phrases Synonymous with anger

slow burn
Near Antonyms of anger

calmness, forbearance, patience
Antonyms of anger

delight, pleasure

Synonym Discussion of anger

anger, ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. anger, the most general term, names the reaction but by itself does not convey cause or intensity.
    • tried to hide his anger
ire, more frequent in literary contexts, suggests an intense anger, often with an evident display of feeling.
    • cheeks flushed with ire
rage and fury suggest loss of self-control from violence of emotion.
    • shook with rage
    • could not contain his fury
indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful.
    • a comment that caused general indignation
wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to punish or get revenge.
    • I feared her wrath if I was discovered

anger

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of anger

to make angry

  • itʼs virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—sheʼs the most easygoing person Iʼve ever known
Synonyms of anger

enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, tick off
Words Related to anger

affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vex

antagonize, embitter, envenom
Phrases Synonymous with anger

get oneʼs goat, rub the wrong way
Near Antonyms of anger

allay, assuage, relieve

comfort, console, soothe

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate

calm, lull, quiet, settle

beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant
Antonyms of anger

delight, gratify, please

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