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 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 The impact of the strait’s closure on financial markets has caused the global economy to wobble, and the president turned apoplectic as his popularity sank amid Iran’s closure of the waterway. — Michael Loria, USA Today, 7 Apr. 2026 Anyone apoplectic about the reactionary policies coming out of Washington should rest assured that Connecticut’s legislature is hard at work to balance the scales. — Letters To The Editor, Hartford Courant, 23 Mar. 2026 Their anger was near-apoplectic. — Letters To The Editor, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Feb. 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
  • Bowles told jurors Millete was angry at May over her yearlong affair with another man and likely poisoned her with the toxic plant hemlock.
    — Alex Riggins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • Yet over our two days together in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, El-Sayed rarely comes across as angry.
    — Nik Popli, Time, 8 July 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • 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
  • Judge Timothy Mazzei asked him Wednesday in a loud, indignant voice.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Not every close call involves death-defying drop-offs and enraged bison.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Rob-Will’s enraged face as Beulah told him what the situation actually is was pretty amazing.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • European soccer fans, the Belgian national soccer federation, the Union of European Football Associations, and many other commentators were outraged that Balogun's unjust red card had essentially been delayed.
    — Ian Miller OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026
  • They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978.
    — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of outraged
Adjective
  • The Kang Kon was unveiled a month after the Choe Hyon in May 2025, but it was damaged during a botched launch at the northern port of Chongjin, prompting a furious response from Kim.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 July 2026
  • Croatia still furious Despite the correct decision being made, Croatia manager Zlatko Dalić was far from happy, saying VAR had ruined the spirit of the game.
    — Ben Church, CNN Money, 3 July 2026
Definition of furious
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
  • Getting mad about missing out on signing Anfernee Simons won’t change that.
    — Nick Friedell, New York Times, 4 July 2026
  • When World Cup season descends upon soccer-mad Brazil, green and yellow banners decorate restaurants, bars and apartment buildings, streets are painted with flags and soccer balls, and discussions of the beloved national team's games are ubiquitous.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • The officer's ballistic vest stopped the bullet before returning fire and striking Wrightsell.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 6 July 2026
  • The detective was struck in the back of his ballistic vest and was not seriously injured, Mamdani said.
    — Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 5 July 2026
Definition of ballistic

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