as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the poker player became indignant at the accusation of cheating
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Recent Examples of indignant
In 2010, indignant parents in the Engadine founded an opposition group, Pro Idioms.
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Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
That prompted an indignant response from Bondi, who immediately pivoted to accusing Blumenthal of lying about his military record.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignant
Simon Akam, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
That prompted an indignant response from Bondi, who immediately pivoted to accusing Blumenthal of lying about his military record.
—Alexander Bolton, The Hill, 7 Oct. 2025
Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.
—Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignant
Adjective
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Local sheriffs have stepped up their efforts to warn residents of wolf sightings, posting alerts on social media that have garnered hundreds of comments from both concerned residents and environmentalists angry that the animals are the focus of so much fear and anger.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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When federal agents can show up at your store, detain your employees, raid your parking lot and audit your hiring records, the calculation about whether to criticize federal policy looks very different than when the worst-case scenario is an angry tweet from a politician.—
Alessandro Piazza,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Board members struggled to convince outraged parents and students that the Dillard, Pompano Beach and Blanche Ely gymnasiums were quality venues for graduation ceremonies.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
22 Jan. 2026
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Whether that’s a reference to assimilation or invasion isn’t clear, but Canadians were outraged over the comments all the same.—
Joe Wilkins Published Jan 21,
Futurism,
21 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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However, her direct and outspoken approach has also led to controversy, with enraged officials in Honduras once wanting to declare her persona non grata.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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And why did that treatment — at least initially — leave Zverev so enraged?—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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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
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Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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But the Hornets held off a furious San Antonio comeback at the end.—
Scott Fowler The Charlotte Observer,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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But the Hornets held off a furious San Antonio comeback at the end.—
Scott Fowler,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The far right just became very mad at me.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
1 Feb. 2026
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But people are mad, and resolute.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Planners also have looked at targeting whatever remains of the country’s air-defense system, and its ballistic-missile program.—
Vivian Salama,
The Atlantic,
30 Jan. 2026
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Detectives connected Roath to the shooting through the use of city cameras, license plate readers, phone records, and ballistic evidence — including a 9mm shell casing found outside Kourtney’s home that traced back to a gun found under Roath’s mattress in his bedroom, according to court documents.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Indignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignant. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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