MADDING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

madding

verb

Definition of madding

present participle of mad

as in angering

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

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Recent Examples of madding The Fasano Trancoso is an idyllic getaway for those looking to escape the madding crowds. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angering

Verb

The case itself provides some fantastic theater, and not just because father and son can’t stop themselves from making multiple petty objections, needling each other and infuriating the judge (Danny Burstein).

— Noel Murray, Vulture, 13 Nov. 2026
The infuriating city of Los Angeles is deploying yet another idiotic policy that will raise the cost of electricity, while advertising that residents may beg the same government for a merciful intervention to lower their bills.

— Susan Shelley, Daily News, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of infuriating

Verb

This book is built from Norris’s Race Card Project, where people distill their experience of race into six words, resulting in an archive of experiences that are heartbreaking, enraging, but also at times hopeful.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
However, the company gave no notice to local astronomers, further enraging them.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraging

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That unexpected fandom has grown over the past two years, with unlikely converts taking to the internet’s alleyways to spread the good word—and, in the process, annoying the doubters.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoying

Verb

Derrick Brown Panthers defensive lineman Now comes another chance for Carolina (3-3) to get well against Green Bay (4-3), which has sported the same sort of maddening inconsistency as the Panthers.

— Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 28 Oct. 2026
There’s no app to download and no maddening hold music to endure.

— Amanda McGuckin Hager, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026

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