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
Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The thought that a cannabis retail store could one day open near his youth hockey training center in Stillwater has outraged LumberYard Hockey and Sports Center co-owner Lee Erickson.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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
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
Adjective
Health experts and Black leaders were outraged at his statement.
—Bea L. Hines, Miami Herald, 24 Oct. 2025
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
Verb
Rocha responded the next day with a video statement on the Miss Universe social media accounts, saying he was outraged by the treatment of Bosch.
—Sarah Moreno, Miami Herald, 5 Nov. 2025
The thought that a cannabis retail store could one day open near his youth hockey training center in Stillwater has outraged LumberYard Hockey and Sports Center co-owner Lee Erickson.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 26 Oct. 2025
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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
Adjective
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Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
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So what actually makes Powell angry?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 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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Some of these killings infuriated local residents, many of whom believe killing bears should be the last resort.—
Ishani Desai,
Sacbee.com,
25 Oct. 2025
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That has infuriated business leaders who complain it makes the state less competitive and drives away the wealthy.—
Fortune,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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An enraged University of Iowa student was arrested after a Turning Point USA table was flipped on campus in an incident that was caught on video.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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By that time the show had provoked a wave of excited condemnation from commentators online who seemed most consistently offended by the bodysuit printed with the (hairy) image of a (totally) naked male body worn by a female model.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
28 Oct. 2025
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And sellers need to prepare to negotiate concessions like price credits and repairs rather than be offended by them.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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And that angered the most important voters in New Jersey, Martha, the independents.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 Nov. 2025
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That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 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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She’d been awakened by their puppy, and had been annoyed at Ryan, who hadn’t gotten up early with the dog like he was supposed to.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Kelce was evaluated for a concussion in the locker room, and he was annoyed at having to answer the questions that are part of the test.—
Pete Grathoff,
Kansas City Star,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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