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
Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
A number of festival viewers were outraged.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Exidy fielded letters from outraged people who had never played Death Race but associated video games with violence in popular entertainment.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
But what has shocked and outraged many is not only the brutality of the crime, but court documents revealing Dickey’s 39 arrests, and 25 felony charges before Logan’s murder.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Many fans were outraged that third base coach Mike Sarbaugh held up Taylor late in the game, but the questions about the Mets ran deeper.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Still, people in Korea were outraged, especially as the raid came days after Lee met Trump at the White House and appeared to have a successful visit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
And so many of them were online as kids, watching events unfold through a steady stream of videos, photos, and outraged posts.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
The one benefit to how transparent this all is is that everyone is rightfully outraged — not just the people who love Kimmel.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The judge, clearly outraged, issued a sanction allowing my lawyer to cross-examine the witnesses about their favorable opinions — but otherwise faced no consequences.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Conservatives were particularly outraged by Joe Biden’s higher-ed agenda.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
That flip reference outraged Pulte.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Many students have acted boldly, and occasionally made dumb mistakes, because they were outraged by historical wrongs, incendiary speakers, cultural stereotypes, or other provocations.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
My Dad Says and outraged by a sexy GQ magazine spread featuring the young castmembers of Fox’s Glee.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
For several days this week, cities across the Indian Ocean nation – one of Africa’s poorest – have been flooded with young protesters outraged over water shortages and rolling blackouts.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
Parents would likely be outraged to learn the department isn’t more consistently tracking this information, said Charles Hobson, a professor at Indiana University Northwest and a board member of the advocacy group Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct & Exploitation.
—Danielle Duclos, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
A number of festival viewers were outraged.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2025
Exidy fielded letters from outraged people who had never played Death Race but associated video games with violence in popular entertainment.
—Time, 8 Oct. 2025
But what has shocked and outraged many is not only the brutality of the crime, but court documents revealing Dickey’s 39 arrests, and 25 felony charges before Logan’s murder.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Many fans were outraged that third base coach Mike Sarbaugh held up Taylor late in the game, but the questions about the Mets ran deeper.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
Still, people in Korea were outraged, especially as the raid came days after Lee met Trump at the White House and appeared to have a successful visit.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 29 Sep. 2025
And so many of them were online as kids, watching events unfold through a steady stream of videos, photos, and outraged posts.
—Molly Langmuir, The Atlantic, 25 Sep. 2025
The one benefit to how transparent this all is is that everyone is rightfully outraged — not just the people who love Kimmel.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
Naroditsky's death at age 29 outraged his supporters in the chess world, who said he'd been bullied relentlessly by Kramnik, a former world champion who has accused many players of cheating in online play.
—Jason Abbruzzese, NBC news, 22 Oct. 2025
County Board supervisors outraged by the transparency failure Since the emails came to light, supervisors on the county's finance committee have grilled transit agency executives and expressed outrage about the transparency failures.
—Vanessa Swales, jsonline.com, 17 Oct. 2025
The judge, clearly outraged, issued a sanction allowing my lawyer to cross-examine the witnesses about their favorable opinions — but otherwise faced no consequences.
—Micah Kimball, Denver Post, 16 Oct. 2025
Conservatives were particularly outraged by Joe Biden’s higher-ed agenda.
—Emma Green, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
That flip reference outraged Pulte.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
Many students have acted boldly, and occasionally made dumb mistakes, because they were outraged by historical wrongs, incendiary speakers, cultural stereotypes, or other provocations.
—Christopher L. Eisgruber, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
My Dad Says and outraged by a sexy GQ magazine spread featuring the young castmembers of Fox’s Glee.
—James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2025
For several days this week, cities across the Indian Ocean nation – one of Africa’s poorest – have been flooded with young protesters outraged over water shortages and rolling blackouts.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
Adjective
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Nick went to his grave angry The Citadel had let Marc play that day.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
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Good intentions, sure, but when is angry bipartisanship not going to be a part of the American culture?—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The Minnesota academic later insulted Kirk's intellect.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Holmes insulted the man, throwing hundred-dollar bills at him.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Adjective
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Mistaken as the murderer, Mary is stoned and buried alive in a shallow grave by the enraged townspeople.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
17 Sep. 2025
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The defense attorney, Michael Caesar, told jurors that Bragg became enraged after Gladney outed him as a gay man, and sought revenge.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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How shocked and appalled and offended everyone seems to be by this.—
Nick Suss,
Nashville Tennessean,
13 Oct. 2025
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Such restrictions on the sale of chips offended China, Luria said, and ultimately led to Beijing limiting the purchase of chips to their companies.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Lorincz was frequently angered over local children (including Owens’) playing in a field close to her home.—
Lynsey Eidell,
PEOPLE,
18 Oct. 2025
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Many protesters were especially angered by attacks on their motives.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
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Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Or annoyed at myself for the whole stunt.—
Junnelle Hogen,
Outside,
19 Oct. 2025
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Ball doesn’t seem annoyed by the memes yet, but the NBA season hasn’t officially started, so there’s still time.—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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