angry

adjective

ˈaŋ-grē How to pronounce angry (audio)
Definition of angrynext
as in enraged
feeling or showing anger my sister gets really angry and practically throws a tantrum if her soccer team loses

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Recent Examples of angry Voters are angry and incumbents are facing significant opposition. — Tamara Keith, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026 Gleicher explains that negative behaviors—like hitting, yelling, or crying when feeling angry—is the underlying emotion that has not been regulated or recovered yet. — Jenna Autuori-Dedic, Parents, 4 Aug. 2026 People got angry at ESPN — some for allowing Rodgers on air at all, and others because he was steered away from discussing the Dianna Russini and Mike Vrabel scandal on air. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 4 Aug. 2026 Medea must be angry, Spider-Man must be helpful and Odysseus, dang it, must have swagger. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angry
  1. enraged
  2. indignant
  3. outraged
  4. angered
  5. mad
  6. furious
  7. ballistic
  8. infuriate
Adjective
  • As Clenney became enraged, Obumseli threw his hands up in defense, and Clenney continued swinging on him, the video showed.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • At the same time, locals became enraged with both the aesthetic of the homes and the business practices of the developers as the town began to take shape.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • The former Fox host looked outraged at the possibility that people didn’t believe the president.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Most of them were outraged and angered by the club’s decision.
    — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of outraged
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
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • Alec Hammond, my production designer, is just a mad scientist.
    — Matt Minton, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Fortunately, Alec Hammond, the production designer, is a is a mad scientist.
    — Josh Weiss, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • That episode inspires a Gospel story where Jesus is asleep on a cushion in the stern of the boat during a furious storm.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The nine innings the Giants played that followed the furious flurry of medical updates didn’t do much to lift the vibes.
    — Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 29 July 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • Twenty-seven missiles were ballistic Iskander-M missiles or missiles fired from S-400 systems.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Aug. 2026
  • Russia bombarded Ukraine last weekend with one of the largest ballistic-missile barrages of the entire war.
    — Mark Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 July 2026
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • Such programming disputes can lead to blackouts that infuriate customers.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of infuriate

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