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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for madded
  1. infuriated
  2. angered
  3. enraged
  4. annoyed
  5. steamed up
Verb
  • But some one-time backers have been infuriated by his support last month for a law that would prevent the arrest of ultra-Orthodox Jews for avoiding the military draft.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 7 Aug. 2026
  • The trade infuriated fans and likely delighted the MLB executives and owners who are thirsty to implement a hard salary cap in the next collective bargaining agreement.
    — Jon Greenberg, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • They were angered by Armenia's agreement to hand over control of several border villages to Azerbaijan and normalize relations with its neighbor after being locked for decades in territorial disputes.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The two exchanged words, and a Gilman shove angered Walker, who tackled him to the ground.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Fauci pleaded the Fifth a number of times, which appears to have enraged a lot of people.
    — Rob Crilly, The Washington Examiner, 31 July 2026
  • Many of MacLeod’s fans were enraged and disheartened about his AI use online.
    — Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • Gen is annoyed that Joy is still entertaining Luke via texts and video chats.
    — Emma Soren, Vulture, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Not too much bugs him, but he sometimes is annoyed by his baby sister and doesn’t trust people who put pineapple on their pizza.
    — Pioneer Press, Twin Cities, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • 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
  • Heated Rivalry's love story steamed up the ice in locales around the globe, and is just in time for the 2026 Winter Olympics, where there's no shortage of hockeymania.
    — Laura Fiengo, Vanity Fair, 13 Feb. 2026
Definition of steamed up
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“Madded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/madded. Accessed 15 Aug. 2026.

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