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
Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Floridians were outraged in 2024 when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection tried to force golf courses and hotels on state parks.
—Harper West, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Within days of Kirk’s killing, outraged messages filled her office voicemail inbox and the restaurant faced a barrage of threatening calls and online harassment.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was visibly outraged after learning that photos from her deposition had been leaked on social media.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
People have been outraged that your speech was edited, but a racial slur shouted by Tourette’s activist John Davidson was left in until Monday afternoon.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The outraged family of a transit cop stabbed to death in her Bronx home nearly four years ago by her estranged husband said Friday that his sentence of 24 years in prison is not enough.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
The outraged security guard, for one.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Katherine Thompson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
And he may well be outraged by the ruling.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Spikes in the public charges in the recent past have outraged Connecticut consumers who pay the third highest electric rates in the nation, behind Hawaii and California.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
But the news of Tesla’s windfall outraged some in the trucking industry, who allege the state provided the world’s wealthiest automaker with preferential treatment for a vehicle that is not ready.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The concert promoted by the right-wing group founded by the late Charlie Kirk and now run by his widow Erika is in response to conservatives outraged over the NFL's selection of Grammy-winning music superstar Bad Bunny, who sings primarily in Spanish, as the halftime act.
—Stephen Battaglio, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The new monument outraged Utah politicians and residents who supported mining and other development on the public lands.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In many cases, residents have been outraged with the use of pepper spray at point-blank range.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Dallas County Democrats are outraged after hundreds of people who waited hours to cast their ballots may have their votes rejected.
—Jack Fink, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Floridians were outraged in 2024 when the Florida Department of Environmental Protection tried to force golf courses and hotels on state parks.
—Harper West, Sun Sentinel, 5 Mar. 2026
Within days of Kirk’s killing, outraged messages filled her office voicemail inbox and the restaurant faced a barrage of threatening calls and online harassment.
—Erin Vanderhoof, Vanity Fair, 4 Mar. 2026
Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton was visibly outraged after learning that photos from her deposition had been leaked on social media.
—Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 2 Mar. 2026
The impunity of the powerful was measured by the inefficacy of the outraged.
—Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2026
People have been outraged that your speech was edited, but a racial slur shouted by Tourette’s activist John Davidson was left in until Monday afternoon.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
The outraged family of a transit cop stabbed to death in her Bronx home nearly four years ago by her estranged husband said Friday that his sentence of 24 years in prison is not enough.
—Julian Roberts-Grmela, New York Daily News, 20 Feb. 2026
The outraged security guard, for one.
—Sophie Gilbert, The Atlantic, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
Already outraged by the decades-long wait for the park, the local community is up in arms over the prospect of 100 stories of concrete and glass looming over Bushwick Inlet.
—Katherine Thompson, New York Daily News, 2 Mar. 2026
And he may well be outraged by the ruling.
—David Pozen, The Atlantic, 26 Feb. 2026
Spikes in the public charges in the recent past have outraged Connecticut consumers who pay the third highest electric rates in the nation, behind Hawaii and California.
—Christopher Keating, Hartford Courant, 10 Feb. 2026
But the news of Tesla’s windfall outraged some in the trucking industry, who allege the state provided the world’s wealthiest automaker with preferential treatment for a vehicle that is not ready.
—Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The concert promoted by the right-wing group founded by the late Charlie Kirk and now run by his widow Erika is in response to conservatives outraged over the NFL's selection of Grammy-winning music superstar Bad Bunny, who sings primarily in Spanish, as the halftime act.
—Stephen Battaglio, Houston Chronicle, 6 Feb. 2026
The new monument outraged Utah politicians and residents who supported mining and other development on the public lands.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Those characterizations outraged his family and Democratic politicians, who pointed to bystander videos showing Pretti helping a woman who had been pushed by an ICE agent and holding only his camera.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
In many cases, residents have been outraged with the use of pepper spray at point-blank range.
—Minneapolis Star Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
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Burkle alleges that Anderson stopped paying him in 2014 after becoming angry with him over an unspecified personal dispute, the complaint states.—
Clara Harter,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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Our tormentor is angry the state chose Vice President Kamala Harris in 2024 and has not met his demands to stop mail-in voting and release his supporter and fellow election denier Tina Peters from prison.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The issue has been highlighted in recent weeks after Real Madrid player Vinicius Junior said he was racially insulted by Benfica's Gianluca Prestianni during a Champions League match.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 Mar. 2026
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Both men have a penchant for self-dramatization, are easily insulted and vindictive, and seem absent the gene for humility.—
Gail Sheehy,
Vanity Fair,
20 Feb. 2026
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But Trump’s decision to use military force to go after foreign leaders is an about-face that has infuriated many of his own MAGA supporters.—
Michael Collins,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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The move infuriated officials at the Pentagon.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
4 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Shortly after administering the technical to an enraged Self, referee Doug Sirmons hit KU’s coach with another tech, ostensibly for remaining on the court instead of returning to the coach’s box.—
Gary Bedore
March 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Latinx people of conscience recognize our own tios, tias, primos, primas, mothers, fathers, sisters and brothers in the brown faces being livestreamed with blood and agony pouring into enraged mouths asking for help.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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If, like me, you’re not offended by raisins in your carrot cake, Costco’s carrot bar cake is available now in the bakery’s refrigerator section.—
Meghan Overdeep,
Southern Living,
4 Mar. 2026
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Will they be offended and shun us?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Per The New York Times, lawyers told Judge Arun Subramanian in court on Monday that Live Nation and the DOJ settled on Thursday, which angered Subramanian as the judge hadn’t been briefed on the settlement Friday.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Mar. 2026
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Vladimir, angered by this revelation because Cynthia is supposed to be sober, tackles him to the ground.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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But the sight of a parking meter, especially where there hadn’t been one before, will surely trigger an indignant response.—
Harvey Levine,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2026
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Depictions of such raw humanity have the capacity to shape us into more compassionate community members, more thoughtful voters and more indignant seekers of justice.—
Anya Sesay,
jsonline.com,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In the early 1930s, Weill made quite a splash with his Rise and Fall of the City of Mahagonny and Threepenny Opera, but their edgy social commentary and tart music annoyed the Nazis.—
Scott Cantrell,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Mar. 2026
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The people in line behind me were annoyed, checking their watches and peering ahead trying to figure out what was taking so long.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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