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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as in indignation
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
the level of the boss's lividity was something I'd never seen outside of cartoons—I almost expected steam to rise out of his head
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Recent Examples of livid
Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2025
Now my wife is livid at my older daughter.
—R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 25 Oct. 2025
People in the palace were livid.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
Some American travelers are hiding behind the maple leaf, and Canadians are livid.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
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
People in the palace were livid.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2025
Some American travelers are hiding behind the maple leaf, and Canadians are livid.
—Sarah Hutter, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livid
Adjective
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Local sheriffs have stepped up their efforts to warn residents of wolf sightings, posting alerts on social media that have garnered hundreds of comments from both concerned residents and environmentalists angry that the animals are the focus of so much fear and anger.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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When federal agents can show up at your store, detain your employees, raid your parking lot and audit your hiring records, the calculation about whether to criticize federal policy looks very different than when the worst-case scenario is an angry tweet from a politician.—
Alessandro Piazza,
Fortune,
5 Feb. 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
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But others waiting appeared to burn with the indignation of an era in US-Cuban relations that until recently had been relegated to the history books.—
Patrick Oppmann,
CNN Money,
29 Jan. 2026
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His indignation was not sugar coated.—
Essence,
Essence,
20 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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However, her direct and outspoken approach has also led to controversy, with enraged officials in Honduras once wanting to declare her persona non grata.—
Yamlek Mojica Loaisiga,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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And why did that treatment — at least initially — leave Zverev so enraged?—
Eduardo Tansley,
New York Times,
30 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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These pale pink nails are accented with jade motifs, bright red strokes, and plum blossoms to signal hope and renewal.—
Odeya Pinkus,
InStyle,
7 Feb. 2026
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The striking look, from Erdem’s fall 2026 collection, centered on a pale pink gown with crystal embroidery and an explosive tulle skirt—replete with a matching pink tulle veil.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
5 Feb. 2026
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There is inward-looking anger in Thompson’s voice, halfway between rebuke and lament.—
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
7 Feb. 2026
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Liam's detention last month prompted anger.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
7 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The Donald would be outraged, not pleased.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
8 Feb. 2026
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Of course any right-thinking person is offended and outraged.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
6 Feb. 2026
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Ramos and his father, Adrian Alexander Conejo Arias, were taken from their snowy suburban Minneapolis driveway last month to a family detention center in Dilley, Texas, sparking widespread outrage.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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In recent weeks, Republicans around the country responded to public outrage after federal agents killed a Minnesota nurse.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
7 Feb. 2026
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“Livid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livid. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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