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
Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
As a result, the entire room, including a livid MacKinney, drops and pledges their loyalty.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Alison Roman, the creator of the Bechdel test according to this game’s creators, must be livid to see what has become of her life’s work.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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Adjective
One of Trumpism’s worst characteristics—on livid display in the sad radicalizing of Robinson, and in its senseless expression in the murder of Kirk—is its open warfare on the malleable psyches of young men.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 13 Sep. 2025
As a result, the entire room, including a livid MacKinney, drops and pledges their loyalty.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Alison Roman, the creator of the Bechdel test according to this game’s creators, must be livid to see what has become of her life’s work.
—Hershal Pandya, Vulture, 26 June 2025
The members of my party have the gall to request several of these demonic items from the livid waiter.
—Caity Weaver, The Atlantic, 5 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for livid
Adjective
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Cate is obviously very angry at Jordan, Emma and Marie, but the moment feels like a callback to two other events — the young woman who almost died in the club in the pilot, whom the gang abandons but Marie saves; and Shetty, whom Cate prevents Marie from saving in the season one finale.—
Abbey White,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Oct. 2025
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An allegedly angry Spears threw a cocktail in his face.—
Martha Ross,
Mercury News,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Morfydd Clark, pallid at first, has some emotive scenes at the wedding when Ophelia rails at Hamlet for turning away from her.—
Caryn James,
HollywoodReporter,
30 Aug. 2025
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Yet senior test kitchen editor Jesse Szewczyk recently took one of those pallid lumps and coaxed utter brilliance from it.—
Chris Morocco,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
14 Aug. 2025
Noun
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She was particularly distressed by Kennedy’s June decision to fire the entire vaccine advisory board and stack it with his allies, but recent months have offered even more opportunities for stress and indignation.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
13 Oct. 2025
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McBride sets the political context for Swift’s savage indignation by noting that 1727–1729 saw three successive harvest failures in Ireland.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Ratty pale jeans, band T-shirt.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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Still, the Ottoman-style architecture and the pale pink of a nearby Orthodox church distinguish ski towns and resorts like Brezovica and Jahorina.—
Naomi Tomky,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But in Israel, some of the relief felt in the wake of the agreement has been eclipsed by anger that Hamas so far has released only the remains of nine of the 28 deceased hostages held in Gaza.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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The Owensboro news media and some white onlookers insist that when the lady sheriff didn’t show up to act as executioner, there was anger in the press’s unmet expectations, which then was taken out on the crowd, with the reporters lying about the audience’s unruly behavior.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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A number of festival viewers were outraged.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
14 Oct. 2025
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Exidy fielded letters from outraged people who had never played Death Race but associated video games with violence in popular entertainment.—
Time,
Time,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The situation sparked outrage in Miami and nationwide, citing it as an example of a violation of freedom of speech.—
Edda Leon,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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Photos of the gaggle of fans were shared on social media, and Swift’s fans expressed their outrage at the scene.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Livid.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/livid. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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