as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the repair shop owner tore up the bill when he saw the enraged look on the customer's face
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enraged
Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Lina Khan has enraged corporate America.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
There are, to be sure, plenty of Americans both enraged and fearful about his coming presidency.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
And that has enraged the country.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Verb
The newspaper includes the story of how Brando was enraged to discover his voice had been dubbed by an Italian actor for the local version.
—Caroline Frost, Deadline, 5 Jan. 2025
But conservatives said they were enraged by the legislation.
—Catie Edmondson, New York Times, 18 Dec. 2024
Lina Khan has enraged corporate America.
—Brian Fung, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
There are, to be sure, plenty of Americans both enraged and fearful about his coming presidency.
—Niall Stanage, The Hill, 14 Dec. 2024
In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
—Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
—Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Others enraged by Bobba’s comments targeted the founders online — a response Liu has since condemned.
—Tribune News Service, The Mercury News, 15 Oct. 2024
And that has enraged the country.
—NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraged
Adjective
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Accept Your Child's Anger When your child has an angry outburst, acknowledge it.—
Miriam Foley,
Parents,
11 Mar. 2025
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During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The sequence of events clearly angered Bain.—
Cristóbal Reyes,
Orlando Sentinel,
8 Jan. 2025
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The move angered fans, and a scandal over offensive remarks Richards had made on a podcast led him to quit before his episodes aired.—
Stephen Battaglio,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Verb
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Aliso Canyon likely to stay open for years; residents outraged.—
Andrew J. Campa,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Dec. 2024
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As House members scrambled to pass a stopgap spending plan Friday, lawmakers removed legislation that would have fully funded the World Trade Center Health Program through 2040, outraged 9/11 advocates said.—
Thomas Tracy,
New York Daily News,
20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Tendrils of hypocrisy appear in 2025 over baseball’s continuing ban of Rose as sports leagues including MLB climb into bed with betting sportsbooks and reap millions from them, while simultaneously acting all aghast and indignant that a player of theirs might dip a toe in gambling.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
5 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Big, sometimes uncontrollable emotions are a normal part of growing up, and gentle parents at least try to not dismiss their or get annoyed with their kids when those challenging moments come up.—
Alex Vance,
Parents,
27 Dec. 2024
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Initially annoyed by his bubbly personality, Jovie eventually warms up to Buddy, and the pair fall in love.—
Skyler Caruso,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Despite a furious rally in the last 17 minutes of the second half, the Terps (25-8) were left out of the Big Ten Tournament final for the third time, joining close calls in 2015 and 2016 when those squads were both bounced by Michigan State — 62-58 in 2015 and 64-61 in 2016.—
Edward Lee,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Mar. 2025
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The Tigers finally got some momentum and cut the lead to two with a furious rally and had a chance to take the lead after Louisville was called for a shot clock violation.—
Ryan Morik,
Fox News,
15 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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In one particularly horrifying incident, one family of herders lost over 40 of their stock, a fact that would contribute to the death of one child, which then caused the father to go mad and be sent to prison.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
13 Mar. 2025
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Then Sterling did some less effective things and got suspended anyway, so that mad idea was, at least, parked for the time being.—
Amy Lawrence,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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This one, made from ballistic nylon, has a zippered entry to a padded laptop compartment, a padded mesh back panel, a key leash, plus pen holders and tons of other organizational features.—
Alesandra Dubin,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2025
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Russia has been launching waves of ballistic and cruise missiles towards Ukraine on regular basis, and been striking cities, energy infrastructure and civilian targets weekly.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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“Enraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraged. Accessed 19 Mar. 2025.
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