as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
incensed residents demanded that the police apprehend the punks who vandalized the cemetery
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the insult so incensed him that he had to be restrained from hitting the guy
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as in scented
to fill or infuse with a pleasant odor or odor-releasing substance
the gift shop was heavily incensed with a cloying mixture of herbal essences
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Recent Examples of incensed
Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Once in the hands of the incensed and terrified Portuguese authorities, Amador was swiftly punished.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
That morning, Barmore allegedly became incensed over the air conditioning being set at 70 degrees instead of 68 and again when his daughter wanted to visit him in his bedroom.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
House Democratic Leader Karen Camper, D-Memphis, became incensed.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2025
Songwriters are even more incensed, having to split their declining earnings with co-writers and taking a backseat to the producers and rights-holders who are out for their own pieces of the pie.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
But he was baffled as to why people are now incensed over pickleball courts.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Park aficionados were incensed.
—HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Fans are incensed that he’s not used as Josh Morrissey’s partner on the top pair.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 May 2026
McAvoy was incensed after being slew-footed by Benson, who has thus far escaped any supplemental discipline.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
During cross-examination, Nuñez admitted being incensed about Intriago using his name but downplayed any ramifications.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Chalamet’s comments go viral right away, and while said comments are accurate, the ballet and opera institutions, and their curiously vast sea of supporters, are incensed.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That incensed Britain and threatened Western economic interests.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
An incensed Johnson marched out of his office Friday afternoon.
—Stephen Groves, Los Angeles Times, 28 Mar. 2026
Once in the hands of the incensed and terrified Portuguese authorities, Amador was swiftly punished.
—Literary Hub, 19 Mar. 2026
That morning, Barmore allegedly became incensed over the air conditioning being set at 70 degrees instead of 68 and again when his daughter wanted to visit him in his bedroom.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
House Democratic Leader Karen Camper, D-Memphis, became incensed.
—Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 31 Oct. 2025
Songwriters are even more incensed, having to split their declining earnings with co-writers and taking a backseat to the producers and rights-holders who are out for their own pieces of the pie.
—Roy Trakin, Rolling Stone, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
Democrats would be incensed if the shoe were on the other foot and Platner was the Republican candidate.
—Doug Friednash, Denver Post, 3 June 2026
But he was baffled as to why people are now incensed over pickleball courts.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 3 June 2026
Park aficionados were incensed.
—HubSpot, 1 June 2026
Fans are incensed that he’s not used as Josh Morrissey’s partner on the top pair.
—Murat Ates, New York Times, 27 May 2026
McAvoy was incensed after being slew-footed by Benson, who has thus far escaped any supplemental discipline.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 May 2026
During cross-examination, Nuñez admitted being incensed about Intriago using his name but downplayed any ramifications.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 23 Apr. 2026
Chalamet’s comments go viral right away, and while said comments are accurate, the ballet and opera institutions, and their curiously vast sea of supporters, are incensed.
—Joe Reid, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2026
That incensed Britain and threatened Western economic interests.
—Vivian Salama, The Atlantic, 6 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for incensed
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Throughout our conversation, Rosenbaum frequently cited examples in which obvious AI errors left him enraged and literally cursing at the machine.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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At Williams’ trial, authorities said Williams was a jealous lover and often became enraged.—
Rick Hurd,
Mercury News,
13 May 2026
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The decision to send in state troopers – some on horseback – infuriated many protesters while drawing praise from Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin.—
Leigh Waldman,
CNN Money,
2 June 2026
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Those exemptions — and the government stipends many seminary students receive up to the age of 26 — have infuriated many Israelis.—
Melanie Lidman,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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On a soft spring afternoon in Portugal’s rugged Alentejo, the air is scented with citrus and the temperatures are finally climbing.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
22 May 2026
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The sweet breads and pastries, scented with saffron, orange blossom water or baking spices, are in a case around the corner to the left.—
Bill Addison,
Los Angeles Times,
9 May 2026
Adjective
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Linda Hyde, a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards member since 2014, boarded her Southwest flight on May 21 at Miami International Airport humiliated and angry.—
Ella Moore
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Atletico were angered by Barcelona’s long pursuit of Antoine Griezmann, which saw Griezmann decide to stay in summer 2018 but move to the Camp Nou twelve months later.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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To Curaçao, where the air was perfumed with dama di anochi blossoms and the night was navy blue.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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Old Grand‑Dad 114 and Redemption push hard into spice, while Four Roses Single Barrel and Small Batch show how yeast and blending can turn the same basic ingredients into something perfumed and almost delicate.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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The hearing officers who had filed the whistleblower complaints grew outraged.—
Sam Tabachnik,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Ball State’s president said Swierc’s post resulted in a flood of outraged phone calls and emails to the university.—
Russ Bynum,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
Verb
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Ever been annoyed after Windows setup that your user folder has a weird name?—
Jon Martindale,
PC Magazine,
28 May 2026
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When people get their interest rate wrong, they get annoyed.—
Sam Sammane,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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“Incensed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incensed. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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