as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the judge was outraged to discover that several jurors had disregarded her orders not to speak with members of the press
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the vandalism in the cemetery outraged the entire community we were outraged to discover that we had been overcharged for our hotel room
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Recent Examples of outraged
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Thousands of commenters were outraged by the idea – and Kelce agrees.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The internet erupted into discourse about the moment, with some brushing it off as classic Kanye antics and others outraged at the display.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Faculty members told the Tribune that the move was unexpected, and many said they were outraged by the sudden announcement.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
So, what are Vance and Cotton outraged about?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Corporate America, outraged by the tariffs, has lobbied hard against them.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The news outraged many Palestinians, who saw it as giving Israel a green light to carry out what many viewed as an attempt to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The policy outraged customers as going-out-of-business sales continue and some argued there was little notice to redeem their store value.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Thousands of commenters were outraged by the idea – and Kelce agrees.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The internet erupted into discourse about the moment, with some brushing it off as classic Kanye antics and others outraged at the display.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Faculty members told the Tribune that the move was unexpected, and many said they were outraged by the sudden announcement.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
So, what are Vance and Cotton outraged about?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Corporate America, outraged by the tariffs, has lobbied hard against them.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The news outraged many Palestinians, who saw it as giving Israel a green light to carry out what many viewed as an attempt to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
Adjective
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Others were frustrated—some even outright angry—that the Commission fell short of declaring all forms of obesity a disease and instead recommended a more nuanced clinical diagnosis.—
Francesco Rubino,
Time,
9 July 2025
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Most of the time, Superman is depressed or angry or getting beat to a pulp or having cans thrown at him or getting arrested.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In a memorable photo from a G-7 summit during his first term, the U.S. president sat, arms crossed, glaring at an indignant German Chancellor Angela Merkel.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
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The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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River had Gonzalo Montiel sent off at the death for a second yellow card as the match ended with Inter players running off the pitch showered by items from the stands and followed by a furious Marcos Acuna until he was restrained by team-mates.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
25 June 2025
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Employees, terrified and furious, call out to the agents.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
20 June 2025
Adjective
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Later in the film, François Arnaud plays a dreamy/nightmare client, matching her gentleness with mad intensity, while giving their scenes together a charge that carries the film into its frenzied conclusion with bold poise.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
11 July 2025
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Even if its repetitive verbiage drove parents a little mad?—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
10 July 2025
Adjective
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During the early morning hours of July 3, Griffin shot his partner Victoria Truss, 34, and two others, including a Shorewood police officer who was struck in his ballistic vest and treated and released from the hospital later in the day, according to a July 4 MAIT news release.—
Claudia Levens,
jsonline.com,
8 July 2025
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem also was televised in a ballistic vest joining 90 ICE officers in an operation that targeted immigrants with criminal records in New York City but also netted several without criminal histories, according to CBS News, which embedded in the raid.—
Daniel Gonzalez,
AZCentral.com,
3 July 2025
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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