Synonyms of outraged

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adjective

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angry
• enraged
• infuriated
• indignant
• angered
• furious
• mad
• ballistic
• infuriate
• incensed
• irate
• annoyed
• livid
• apoplectic
• rabid
• fuming
• passionate
• riled
• sore
• wrathful
• inflamed
• irritable
• in a huff
• ireful
• hot under the collar
• hot
• hopping mad
• blue in the face
• bent out of shape
• fit to be tied
• choleric
• wroth
• exasperated
• steaming
• rankled
• foaming
• in a pet
• in a fume
• aggravated
• shirty
• roiled
• going crook
• ticked
• cheesed off
• hopping
• horn-mad
• seething
• steamed up
• embittered
• resentful
• vindictive
• spiteful
• vengeful
• unpleasant
• ranting
• boiling
• huffy
• riley
• teed off
• antagonistic
• virulent
• vitriolic
• perturbed
• malevolent
• bristling
• cross
• acrimonious
• worked up
• antipathetic
• raving
• wrought (up)
• petulant
• disagreeable
• rancorous
• burning
• sulky
• sizzling
• antisocial
• inimical
• disapproving
• peevish
• smoldering
• acrid
• fretful
• unfriendly
• churlish
• grumpy
• irascible
• frigid
• stormy
• bitter
• distant
• belligerent
• bristly
• bilious
• cantankerous
• icy
• dyspeptic
• snappish
• cold
• querulous
• testy
• grouchy
• piqued
• pugnacious
• inflammable
• cranky
• touchy
• contrary
• crabby
• ornery
• contentious
• ill-tempered
• cool
• fussy
• ill-humored
• sorehead
• quarrelsome
• argumentative
• bearish
• disputatious
• quick-tempered
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• pleased
• accepting
• happy
• agreeable
• amenable
• friendly
• sympathetic
• complaisant
• satisfied
• accommodating
• content
• amicable
• cordial
• obliging
• angerless
• tolerant
• empathetic
• calm
• understanding
• pleasant
• peaceable
• serene
• amiable
• sweet
• kind
• placid
• good-natured
• tranquil
• pacific
• affable
• easygoing
• genial
• unembittered
• good-tempered

outraged

2 of 2

verb

past tense of outrage

1

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulted
• offended
• upset
• affronted
• displeased
• taunted
• wounded
• disturbed
• slapped
• hurt
• troubled
• slighted
• disrespected
• mocked
• dissed
• miffed
• pained
• ridiculed
• distressed
• snubbed
• jeered
• tortured
• tormented
• disparaged
• oppressed
• reviled
• slandered
• maligned
• defamed
• persecuted
• smeared
• libeled
• sneered (at)
• slurred
• cut

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• applauded
• hailed
• acclaimed
• praised
• commended
• complimented
• flattered
• eulogized
• honored
• pleased
• delighted
• gratified
• satisfied
• exalted
• adulated
• glorified
• sweet-talked

2

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriated
• angered
• enraged
• annoyed
• irritated
• incensed
• offended
• riled
• maddened
• rankled
• inflamed
• ired
• roiled
• aggravated
• steamed up
• ticked off
• exasperated
• provoked
• peeved
• affronted
• miffed
• madded
• rubbed the wrong way
• vexed
• nettled
• burned (up)
• huffed
• piqued
• ruffled
• embittered
• crossed
• got one's goat
• got
• antagonized
• put out
• envenomed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• pleased
• gratified
• relieved
• comforted
• soothed
• consoled
• allayed
• assuaged
• appeased
• mollified
• pacified
• quieted
• calmed
• settled
• lulled
• charmed
• captivated
• enchanted
• placated
• disarmed
• bewitched
• beguiled
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of outraged

Adjective

Residents were also outraged that the nearby Santa Ynez Reservoir, which had been drained for lengthy repairs, sat empty and dry as neighborhoods burned. — Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

When all news is national and every outraged fan can post their thoughts on social media, a suspicious lineup in Utah in April can feed a daylong news cycle. — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026

America’s trade deficit with the rest of the world grew in July to the highest level seen in more than a year, prompting an outraged response from the Commander in Chief. — Kate Nishimura, Footwear News, 4 Sep. 2026

Myers was outraged, believing that his initial comment that spurred police involvement was constitutionally protected free speech. — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026

Activists were outraged that the hospital hadn't adequately assessed the impact of the closure, particularly on low-income families. — Noam Levey, NPR, 1 Sep. 2026

But others were still outraged at the news, including a slew of Met Museum donors, who threatened to rescind gifts, according to the Times. — Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026

For every consumer who looked at the Callaway and Good Good ad and was outraged, there were others who looked at it and wondered what the big deal was. — Sonia Thompson, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026

While federal officials did not plan to build a wall through the park, public lands advocates were outraged when contractors began bulldozing access roads through the area in early to mid-August. — Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026

Verb

To the casual YouTube viewer, these would look like unconnected videos from political news creators outraged by events happening in cities led by Democrats. — Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Sep. 2026

When police officers in Oklahoma admitted to using electro-shock gloves to subdue two students over the 2025-2026 school year, the community was rightfully outraged. — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 27 Aug. 2026

Addiction medicine doctors were outraged by the methadone system, too. — Teri Sforza, Oc Register, 26 Aug. 2026

The victim's wife, who asked to be identified only by her first name, Marlene, and did not want her face shown, said she was outraged by what happened. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026

The disaster left Boyle Heights wrapped in a cloud of severe odor, pest infestations and potentially toxic air, leaving the community outraged over ongoing cleanup delays. — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

Community outraged over shooting Over the past few days, a vigil was held to grieve the teenager before he was identified and protesters marched in the city’s downtown to stand in solidarity with Williams’ family and call for accountability. — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 30 July 2026

Victims’ families were outraged at the news, believing that freeing Megrahi was about politics and not justice. — Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 30 July 2026

Grande licked one of them, and fans were immediately outraged by the moment. — Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 16 July 2026