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 Also showing up is his estranged son (an unrecognizable Smit-McPhee), angry with his father over the way his mother has been treated. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 10 Nov. 2026 Ultimately, the city backed away from the plan for a shelter after pushback from angry residents in the surrounding SoDo neighborhood, as well as opposition from nearby Orlando Health. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 Nov. 2026 But their domestic agenda of deregulation, tax cuts and border control is not enough to satiate the populist wing, which is barely less angry than under Clinton and had envisioned a more aggressive dismantling of her legacy. — Hugh Cameron, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Nov. 2026 This new political reality partially made possible by voters angry over data centers coincides with investors’ long-running concerns about the AI buildout being unsustainable. — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 6 Nov. 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
  • The altercation erupted after an enraged woman allegedly slapped a fellow speaker with a phone and lunged when challenged on women's rights in Iran.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Humiliated and enraged, Shurpanakha flees and recounts the incident to her brother Khara, setting in motion a series of confrontations between the rakshasas and Rama and Lakshmana.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
  • His tone was reminiscent of the indignant woman in Yamaska who’d unloaded on me while walking her dog.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Price countered claims by outraged residents that this was merely a solution to help solve the village’s high property taxes.
    — Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Parents at New York City's Public School 200 are outraged after learning the man accused of murdering a woman on a Brooklyn jogging path was an employee at their children's school.
    — Tim McNicholas, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of outraged
Adjective
  • The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.
    — Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Heather may or may not be mad that Tamra took selfies with Jenn and not with her.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • The Democratic Socialists of America sparked furious outrage after tapping controversial Twitch star Hasan Piker to anchor their election night broadcast.
    — Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Exasperated and furious over their inaction, Heumann and a group of disability activists staged a sit-in at the San Francisco Health, Education and Welfare federal building on Apr 5, 1977.
    — Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • Tamaulipas state prosecutor Jesús Govea said investigators had interviewed Pardo and other witnesses and were reviewing video footage and ballistic evidence to determine who fired the fatal shot and how the family became caught up in the operation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Houthis have learned to combine ballistic and cruise missiles with long-range drones to overwhelm Saudi defenses, according to analysts.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 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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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angry. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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