ballistic

adjective

bə-ˈli-stik How to pronounce ballistic (audio)
Definition of ballisticnext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger she went ballistic when she discovered her brother reading her e-mail

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Recent Examples of ballistic Aerial views of the scene showed two SUVs and a deputy’s ballistic vest abandoned on the ground at the scene. — Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 Authorities say Allen rushed a security checkpoint and fired, striking a Secret Service officer in the chest; the officer’s ballistic vest prevented serious injury. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2026 Twenty-seven missiles were ballistic Iskander-M missiles or missiles fired from S-400 systems. — 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 See All Example Sentences for ballistic
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ballistic
  1. angry
  2. mad
  3. indignant
  4. furious
  5. enraged
  6. outraged
  7. angered
  8. rabid
Adjective
  • Apart from the payment issues, many health workers and facilities have been attacked by rebels and angry mobs.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026
  • The report said that the 5-year-old cousin urinated on the floor, which made Gonzalez angry.
    — Ana Maria Soler, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • There was also a stream of characters who visited the island, from a pop group to a movie producer, a mad scientist, and Russian cosmonauts.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 5 Aug. 2026
  • There are a few pages spent on Deflategate (that made Brady mad), only a few paragraphs devoted to Aaron Hernandez, none on Spygate.
    — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of mad
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
  • Above a certain temperature, the system starts to work against itself; the furious beating of cilia uses up any oxygen the coral’s tissues can absorb, and then the polyps can suffocate in the less oxygenated water.
    — Marlowe Starling, Quanta Magazine, 5 Aug. 2026
  • This Lusitania didn’t sink as a formal band played, but the ticking of each man’s pocket watch synchronized to form a furious percussion section, and all those wailing women’s voices layered into girl-group harmonies.
    — Claire Carusillo, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • But the suspect’s sister, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said the victim became enraged after noticing a scratch on his motorcycle and stormed up to her brother, blaming him for the damage.
    — Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 9 Aug. 2026
  • 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
Definition of enraged
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
  • Portions of a Maryland state park remain closed to visitors after two people were attacked by rabid beavers in the past two weeks.
    — Maia Nehme, Washington Post, 8 Aug. 2026
  • On July 26, a 13-year-old boy was bitten by a rabid beaver at Cunningham Falls State Park's William Houck area near the North Beach of the lake.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of rabid

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“Ballistic.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ballistic. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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