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
Facing this deluge of information and personalities, Kelley’s Fact Checker is less indignant and sure-footed than Fingal, and in this uncertainty takes an important next step.
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Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
The reaction from agency and network veterans was swift and indignant.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
Despite the fact that nobody present has any interest in ecclesiastical architecture, the meetings are hot with petty slights, indignant stares, fragile alliances and hostile incursions.
—New York Times, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignant
Isabel Clara Ruehl
june 16, Literary Hub, 16 June 2025
After a year of intense efforts, we are baffled and indignant.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 9 May 2025
The reaction from agency and network veterans was swift and indignant.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 7 May 2025
Despite the fact that nobody present has any interest in ecclesiastical architecture, the meetings are hot with petty slights, indignant stares, fragile alliances and hostile incursions.
—New York Times, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for indignant
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignant
Adjective
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But Newsom seems to have found his footing nationally by catering to angry anti-Trump Democrats, his conciliatory remarks in the aftermath of Kirk’s shooting notwithstanding.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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For example, long wait times, high prices and confusing models have left people angry with the car sales industry.—
Brandon Aversano,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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After workers covered Delray Beach’s LGBTQ+ pride intersection in black paint, outraged city officials agreed Tuesday night to file a petition to challenge the legality of the state’s orders to remove street art.—
Shira Moolten,
Miami Herald,
9 Sep. 2025
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Now outraged viewers are attacking the press for supposedly attempting to bury the story and using the video to push extremist views and propaganda.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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As voices across the political spectrum call to lower the temperature following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, many in the MAGA world are mourning his loss, with some enraged and escalating their rhetoric online.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Money floods into affected districts, muffling outrage precisely when constituents are most enraged.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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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Never one to shy away from making a scene at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Bürstner came on mission this year, unleashing a furious innovation offensive that included novelties like a moving bathroom and a small semi-integrated motorhome dressed up like a camper van.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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As if Destiny 2 needed any more disasters right now, a new one has surfaced that has players furious.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Awards are both mad and lovely.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
16 Sep. 2025
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And of course, mad love and respect to Adam Yauch, Oscilloscope’s co-founder, filmmaker and Beastie Boy forever.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Investigators linked Perkins to the crime through surveillance, text messages, and ballistic evidence.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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The type of air defenses NATO would use to intercept a large-scale drone attack is different from how the alliance would take out incoming ballistic or cruise missiles.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Indignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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