apoplectic

adjective

ˌa-pə-ˈplek-tik How to pronounce apoplectic (audio)
Definition of apoplecticnext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger the coach was so apoplectic when the player missed the free throw that he threw his clipboard onto the court

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Recent Examples of apoplectic The mood in Black communities was apoplectic. — Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 19 June 2026 There is Knight's smarmy (and later apoplectic) Smails, of course, pitted against wisecracking new-money interloper Al Czervik (Rodney Dangerfield). — Jesse Hassenger, Entertainment Weekly, 18 June 2026 The Duchess shrugged it off, but William was reportedly apoplectic. — Christopher Andersen, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2026 For example, some of the New York Mets writers were apoplectic when the Rockies swept the Mets in Queens over the weekend. — Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 29 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for apoplectic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for apoplectic
  1. angry
  2. indignant
  3. enraged
  4. outraged
  5. furious
  6. angered
  7. mad
  8. ballistic
Adjective
  • His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.
    — Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
  • His familiar cast of angry, sometimes menacing children began to give way to quieter, more introspective figures.
    — Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of angry
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
  • 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
  • And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.
    — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • The Taiwan lobby is outraged at his transactional approach to the island.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Fans and journalists were outraged that such an iconic Southern Belle would be played by a foreigner.
    — Serena Turner, Vanity Fair, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of outraged
Adjective
  • Coach Lance Leipold was furious after the call, which came on a KU sack.
    — Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Americans are furious about the state of our healthcare system.
    — Dylan Scott, Vox, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of furious
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
  • That changed in recent months, with a truce breaking down, and the Houthis lobbing drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Saudi Arabia.
    — Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Zelensky said earlier this week that on multiple occasions Ukraine had received no US intelligence warnings of ballistic strikes.
    — Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of ballistic

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“Apoplectic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/apoplectic. Accessed 7 Nov. 2026.

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