MADDED Synonyms: 63 Similar and Opposite Words

madded

verb

past tense of mad

as in infuriated

to make angry her endless excuses for not doing the work madded her overburdened coworkers

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The deal surprised and infuriated Netanyahu, who tried without success to scuttle the final nuclear agreement, which was signed in 2015.

— Dalia Dassa Kaye, Foreign Affairs, 27 Oct. 2026
The lack of action has infuriated abuse survivors and their advocates.

— Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of infuriated

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The trail’s California Environmental Quality Act exemption has angered an array of people.

— Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times, 1 Nov. 2026
Soon, other aggrieved groups—farmers, trade unionists, climate activists, yellow-vest protesters angered by rising costs—joined in, and the demonstrations that followed quickly became some of France’s most widespread and explosive since 1968.

— Maurice Samuels, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of angered

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After the release of the Pentagon Papers, which was a secret history of the Vietnam War compiled by figures in the Johnson administration, Richard Nixon is enraged.

— Dustin DeSoto, Vox, 30 Oct. 2026
The August meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky enraged many senior Russian officials.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraged

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Be sure to run the bathroom fan after a bathroom gets steamed up during a shower, and shake excess water off the curtain after use.

— BestReviews, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026
Since Luca Guadagnino’s spicy sports drama Challengers steamed up screens everywhere, even casual fans have acknowledged that the game stirs up strong feelings.

— Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 30 June 2026

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