1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed
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2
as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color
her face was livid with fear
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Recent Examples of livid
Now the Red Sox must pivot and find a way to pacify a livid fan base less than one month before spring training begins.
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Islanders coach Patrick Roy was livid after the boarding by Rantanen, yelling at the officials and at the Stars bench.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was livid, and many around the football world weighed in.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Now my wife is livid at my older daughter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Jen McCaffrey, New York Times, 11 Jan. 2026
Islanders coach Patrick Roy was livid after the boarding by Rantanen, yelling at the officials and at the Stars bench.
—CBS News, 19 Nov. 2025
Giants head coach Brian Daboll was livid, and many around the football world weighed in.
—Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Now my wife is livid at my older daughter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livid
Adjective
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Burkle alleges that Anderson stopped paying him in 2014 after becoming angry with him over an unspecified personal dispute, the complaint states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Out of the bloodstains shone a pair of bright blue eyes, and a heart was beating under the pallid skin that looked several sizes too big.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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Three weeks after that hit that sent a crowd of 75,261 at Empower Field into a pallid silence, Bryant is ever the same.—
Joe Nguyen,
Denver Post,
17 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The design stands out for its sumptuous silk fabric in pale pink, with a strapless neckline and balloon drop below the hip.—
Luz García,
Glamour,
1 Mar. 2026
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Cheerwine added to a classic white cake mix creates a pale pink crumb that tastes of almond extract and mild cherry.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
1 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was visibly outraged after learning that photos from her deposition had been leaked on social media.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 Mar. 2026
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The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Warm, ashen, and almost preternaturally glossy, consider the pop star's interpretation a blueprint for the mutable color trend.—
Calin Van Paris,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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The venerable monk was draped in his maroon and saffron robe, his bare feet looking ashen with dust, a few of his toes still blackened from his arduous walk.—
Sarah Hepola,
Dallas Morning News,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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But the sight of a parking meter, especially where there hadn’t been one before, will surely trigger an indignant response.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Depictions of such raw humanity have the capacity to shape us into more compassionate community members, more thoughtful voters and more indignant seekers of justice.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 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
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“Livid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livid. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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