1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed
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as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
her face was livid with fear
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Recent Examples of livid
As many as two dozen died and Staten Islanders were livid at a botched cleanup.
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Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
House Republicans were livid that the bill passed by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Qatar is livid with Iran but also the United States and Israel, a senior official close to its leaders told NBC News.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In her response, Stanton was livid and sarcastic.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Marcia Kramer, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
House Republicans were livid that the bill passed by the Senate does not fund Immigration and Customs Enforcement and Border Patrol.
—Kevin Freking, Fortune, 28 Mar. 2026
Qatar is livid with Iran but also the United States and Israel, a senior official close to its leaders told NBC News.
—Alexander Smith, NBC news, 19 Mar. 2026
In her response, Stanton was livid and sarcastic.
—Moira Donegan, New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livid
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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
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Opponents of the proposal want the county to consider different locations for the park site, arguing the project may harm a variety of native species to the area, including the western spadefoot toad and pallid bats.—
Hannah Elsmore,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 May 2026
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While disrupting the business of an American multinational company may seem a pallid response to the destruction of an Iranian primary school where more than a hundred children were killed, such asymmetric attacks in the physical and digital realms have been a feature of this conflict.—
Sue Halpern,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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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 national team player posted images on Instagram showcasing the distinctive headphones, featuring large, flat earcups, unique tubular telescoping arms, and an all-new pale pink finish.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
31 May 2026
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Once mounted, the voluptuous nude body stands tall like a mountain against the pale wash of Sotheby’s London gallery.—
Leah Dolan,
CNN Money,
30 May 2026
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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
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Always, always those little ashen faces.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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Hitchcock didn’t respond, his face slowly turning ashen.—
Jeffrey Collins,
Sun Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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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
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“Livid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livid. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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