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
There was a mood of indignant excitement—a feminist revival that had been triggered by an accumulation of violence.
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
But when Akiko attempts to confront her boyfriend with the truth later that evening, Noa becomes indignant.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
As law professor Joel Newman recounted in a 1988 article for Tax Notes, indignant outrage was in ample supply.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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E. Tammy Kim, The New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2024
Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
—Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
But when Akiko attempts to confront her boyfriend with the truth later that evening, Noa becomes indignant.
—Max Gao, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Oct. 2024
As law professor Joel Newman recounted in a 1988 article for Tax Notes, indignant outrage was in ample supply.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 30 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignant
Adjective
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An angry man, the same one from earlier, bellows at Jackson as he is muscled off the ball, and there are more expletives as Chelsea pass it backwards after getting close to Everton’s penalty area.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In 2010, under pressure over the healthcare overhaul that became known as Obamacare, a number of House Democrats skipped public events after facing angry town halls the previous summer.—
Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Trump’s second administration has opened with a furious blitz of conservative policy focused around deportations, deep cuts to federal agencies and tariffs.—
Zac Anderson,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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The shipyard has been hiring at a furious pace – 5,300 in 2023, 4,100 in 2024, and another 3,000 projected this year – to meet the Navy’s production schedule.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
30 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Gotta start earlier, and maybe involve OG mad Bridges more.—
Fred Katz,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
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Told the victim was mad because the suspect stepped on his shoes, Torre said the right thing to do would have been to wipe his shoes clean and walk away.—
Kerry Burke,
New York Daily News,
25 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Sierra Space’s experiment involved two phases to determine the best ballistic fabric options.—
Andrew Paul,
Popular Science,
24 Apr. 2025
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The agreement includes rent, setup costs, and the cost of installing ballistic glass, which will be shared by the city and property owner.—
Hema Sivanandam,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Indignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignant. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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