ANGRINESS Synonyms: 89 Similar and Opposite Words

angriness

noun

Definition of angriness

as in anger

an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something his constant angriness makes him unpleasant to work with

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Noun

That anger essentially becomes Dylan’s oxygen by the end of the run.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026
The plot of Godzilla Minus Zero is a whirl of characters trying to redeem themselves for their past mistakes, or feeling so much anger toward an aggressor that their own moral compasses go awry.

— Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of anger

Noun

But Mitchell’s wrath could be volcanic if members disagreed with her or explored working with other election-integrity groups.

— Doug Bock Clark, ProPublica, 28 Oct. 2026
El Salvador President Nayib Bukele is demanding the release of four Salvadoran military personnel ambushed by an armed gang in Haiti, warning that the gangs would face his wrath if the men are not returned alive and unharmed.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2026

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Noun

Leftist mainstream media outlets piled on this week to express outrage at my observation, during a speech in Grand Rapids for Mike Rogers, about the troubling dearth of scientific output from the world’s 22 Arab nations over the past five decades.

— Gabrielle M. Etzel, The Washington Examiner, 31 Oct. 2026
The opposition quickly accused Netanyahu of demonizing Arab citizens, who make up 20% of the population and showed up at the polls like never before in outrage over his far-right government.

— CARA ANNA, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

Definition of outrage

Noun

There’s a vast gulf between the fear and fury of New Yorkers and the indolence of many leaders, who continue to treat e-bikes as little more than a minor annoyance.

— Justin Davidson, Curbed, 5 Nov. 2026
As a most un-saintlike Mother Teresa, Dueñas gives voice to a seething, inconsolable fury, an assertion of pure, ferocious will, that exposes the preciousness of Ambrossi and Calvo’s poetic and structural conceits.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of fury

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