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as in angry
feeling or showing anger the constant harassment from telemarketers finally made her good and mad

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noun

mad

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verb

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Recent Examples of mad
Adjective
The first lady is reportedly mad at the president for making an unsolicited comment about their son, Barron. Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 11 Oct. 2025 Her mother would be mad as hell if los camarones brought her home at 3 in the morning. Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025 The viewership just keeps growing, & who cares who is mad? Deputy News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Oct. 2025 My real friends know what happened, but Kurt’s fans, Courtney’s fans, and some of my own fans were mad at me. Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 6 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for mad
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mad
Adjective
  • 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
  • An allegedly angry Spears threw a cocktail in his face.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 16 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Despite being found guilty, Gein was also declared insane and unable to stand trial.
    Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The Sony Bravia 8 II 65-inch Smart TV is a living room flex with its insane color, crisp contrast, and movie-theater-like sound.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Keira Knightley stars in the movie as Lo, in a frantic frowning mode reminiscent of her performance in Netflix’s spy thriller Black Doves.
    Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
  • After a long summer and a frantic preseason, opening night is finally here for the 2025-26 Detroit Red Wings season.
    Max Bultman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • When smart algorithms do stupid things But scratch beneath the surface, and the cracks start showing.
    Christopher Elliott, USA Today, 8 Oct. 2025
  • America has funded the Ukrainian government, Ukrainian pensions, and Ukrainian businesses during this entire stupid war that America should have nothing to do with.
    Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • After Kibaki’s victory was declared, the president was inaugurated in a strange dusk ceremony that infuriated Odinga’s camp.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 15 Oct. 2025
  • The attack infuriated Italy and Italians, who were upset that the United States didn't hold accountable those involved in the mob.
    Bebe Hodges, Cincinnati Enquirer, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • 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
  • Austin Butler’s character, the psychotic conspiracy theorist, was hysterical.
    Tatiana Siegel, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
  • This might sound ridiculous to anyone outside the hive, but Swift actively encourages this kind of analysis and listicle-bait with borderline psychotic schemes.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025

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“Mad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mad. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.

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