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
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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for indignant
Adjective
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Grifters can be analyzed by affect (jolly, cold, angry, greedy, sad) and/or by gender.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Jan. 2026
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Agents made several arrests in supermarket parking lots and at tamale stands while goading angry residents who confronted them and threatening to unleash tear gas.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2026
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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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Max becomes characteristically enraged.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
13 Jan. 2026
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Things eventually come to a head back in Cairo, where local police arrest Roper and his team, only for the enraged buyers, who were defrauded due to Pine's intervention, to seize the convoy.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
8 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 as far back as 2024, signs began appearing that the furious pace of construction and the upward spiral of rents wouldn’t continue.—
Don Stacom,
Hartford Courant,
13 Jan. 2026
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As furious protests enter their third week and bring Iran to the precipice of change, the country’s theocratic government is trying to survive by harshly cracking down on the widening demonstrations.—
Mitchell McCluskey,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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And everyone is mad at Andrew—though this one feels like a rumor and more reality.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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He’s been thrown straight into a mad month, in which Chelsea have Premier League, FA Cup, Carabao Cup and Champions League fixtures.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
7 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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The Golden Dome is a long-term missile defense concept aimed at protecting North America from ballistic, cruise and hypersonic missile threats.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Indignant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indignant. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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