1
as in crazed
to cause to go insane or as if insane
the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers
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2
as in infuriated
to make angry
her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for maddened
Verb
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TikTok brims with both clever and crazed conspiracy theories.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025 -
Phoenix’s crazed, killer Batman villain is back, and he’s now joined by Lady Gaga as the equally insane Harley Quinn.—
Jordan Moreau,
Variety,
4 Oct. 2024
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Heritage Action’s tactics so infuriated the Republican leadership that Senator Mitch McConnell called on Heritage donors to stop funding the group.—
Andy Kroll,
New Yorker,
17 Oct. 2025
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Johnson's explanations have infuriated Grijalva's supporters.—
Claudia Grisales,
NPR,
16 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe he was just disturbed by my current condition.—
Mankaprr Conteh,
Rolling Stone,
16 Oct. 2025
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Wasps will become aggravated if their nest is disturbed, so it's not recommended to knock down the nest.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
13 Oct. 2025
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The incident enraged the South Koreans and ran counter to Trump’s push to lure foreign manufacturers to invest in America.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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Michael was similarly enraged by the support.—
Brenna Ehrlich,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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But she was distracted by a nagging thought.—
Elizabeth Wolfe,
CNN Money,
12 Oct. 2025
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Or maybe we’re just easily distracted by tasks like building deer stands in the back yard, or looking for that missing purple egg.—
Paul Cappiello,
Louisville Courier Journal,
10 Oct. 2025
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Indeed, after the pandemic—which initially decimated sales but then led to a surge in business that overwhelmed REI’s supply chain and operations—Artz made moves that angered many employees.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
10 Oct. 2025
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The real estate developer who angered Benbrook residents this past summer with his plan to build in a floodplain has been indicted on felony charges in Parker County for alleged misappropriation of funds and theft.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Oct. 2025
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Though some might be confused by insurance companies sending letters urging consumers to get screened, some advocates say any awareness about colon cancer screening is welcome.—
Ken Alltucker,
USA Today,
12 Oct. 2025
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The second-year coach appeared to be confused after the foul call before exiting the court and heading into the locker room tunnel.—
Jacob Lev,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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He was annoyed when people advocated that.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 Oct. 2025
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Some people may be annoyed with thousands of fake videos of themselves flooding the internet, but Paul seems to be amused by it.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Maddened.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/maddened. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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