Synonyms of angered

angered 1 of 2

adjective

as in angry

feeling or showing anger

angered residents demanded to know why their street hadn't been plowed three days after the snowstorm

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• enraged
• infuriated
• outraged
• indignant
• furious
• mad
• ballistic
• infuriate
• incensed
• irate
• annoyed
• riled
• rabid
• passionate
• sore
• livid
• apoplectic
• wrathful
• fuming
• inflamed
• irritable
• hot
• rankled
• in a huff
• hot under the collar
• choleric
• wroth
• hopping mad
• bent out of shape
• fit to be tied
• blue in the face
• in a pet
• steaming
• ireful
• exasperated
• aggravated
• foaming
• in a fume
• roiled
• ticked
• cheesed off
• shirty
• hopping
• going crook
• steamed up
• horn-mad
• embittered
• resentful
• seething
• spiteful
• vengeful
• vindictive
• antagonistic
• unpleasant
• teed off
• riley
• boiling
• bristling
• virulent
• acrimonious
• malevolent
• vitriolic
• cross
• perturbed
• huffy
• ranting
• worked up
• antipathetic
• wrought (up)
• disagreeable
• sulky
• burning
• rancorous
• petulant
• antisocial
• unfriendly
• inimical
• stormy
• peevish
• smoldering
• raving
• distant
• disapproving
• bitter
• sizzling
• irascible
• fretful
• belligerent
• bristly
• icy
• acrid
• testy
• churlish
• cantankerous
• grumpy
• snappish
• frigid
• cold
• grouchy
• touchy
• dyspeptic
• piqued
• pugnacious
• quarrelsome
• inflammable
• bilious
• ill-tempered
• crabby
• ornery
• cranky
• contentious
• querulous
• contrary
• cool
• fussy
• disputatious
• argumentative
• ill-humored
• quick-tempered
• sorehead
• bearish
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• pleased
• accepting
• agreeable
• happy
• friendly
• accommodating
• amenable
• sympathetic
• satisfied
• complaisant
• amicable
• cordial
• content
• obliging
• angerless
• tolerant
• calm
• empathetic
• understanding
• pleasant
• peaceable
• amiable
• sweet
• serene
• placid
• kind
• good-natured
• tranquil
• affable
• pacific
• easygoing
• genial
• unembittered
• good-tempered

angered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of anger

as in infuriated

to make angry

it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriated
• enraged
• outraged
• annoyed
• irritated
• incensed
• offended
• riled
• rankled
• maddened
• inflamed
• roiled
• aggravated
• provoked
• steamed up
• ired
• ticked off
• exasperated
• miffed
• affronted
• madded
• peeved
• vexed
• rubbed the wrong way
• nettled
• ruffled
• antagonized
• huffed
• crossed
• burned (up)
• piqued
• embittered
• got
• got one's goat
• put out
• envenomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• delighted
• gratified
• relieved
• comforted
• consoled
• soothed
• allayed
• assuaged
• appeased
• mollified
• pacified
• calmed
• quieted
• settled
• charmed
• lulled
• captivated
• enchanted
• placated
• disarmed
• bewitched
• beguiled
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of angered

Adjective

Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025

Verb

However, the cyclops was a son of Poseidon, and this attack angered the sea god. — Tanya Fedak, Variety, 18 July 2026

Traditional funerals in which loved ones wash and prepare bodies have been restricted, which has angered some residents. — ABC News, 18 July 2026

News reporting about the new plane’s security deficiencies angered the president and triggered a sprawling leak investigation. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

And there are even some House Republicans, angered by the lack of spending cuts, who aren't on board with it. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 15 July 2026

But Norway were angered by England’s first goal which came after a goal kick appeared to hit an overhead sky camera wire before dropping to Elliot Anderson in the build-up. — The Athletic Soccer Experts, New York Times, 14 July 2026

According to a source, the comments that angered Adebayo stem from screenshots of an Instagram direct message conversation shared on X in recent days that show a profile seemingly run by Herro critiquing Adebayo. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 13 July 2026

Its reporting angered not only other Arab leaders, sometimes to the point of diplomatic rupture, but also riled Washington. — Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026

Those endorsements have angered parts of Mamdani's coalition. — Luke Fountain, CNBC, 23 June 2026