Synonyms of outraged

outraged 1 of 2

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

His comments came moments after an outraged crowd filed out of the back of the room. — Riley Bunch, AJC.com, 24 July 2026

Van Hollen, the author of the shelved amendment, was outraged. — David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 20 July 2026

Mosley’s attorney, Paul London, said his client posted the video to social media looking for attention — but didn’t bargain for the outraged response from animal lovers that forced him to flee his Bronx apartment. — Colin Mixson, New York Daily News, 10 July 2026

European soccer fans, the Belgian national soccer federation, the Union of European Football Associations, and many other commentators were outraged that Balogun's unjust red card had essentially been delayed. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 7 July 2026

They were filled with protesters — including outraged members of a teachers’ union and relatives of kidnapping victims — as well as fans skeptical of a team that, four years earlier, posted its worst World Cup performance since 1978. — Eduard Cauich, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026

Volatile, quarrelsome, dogmatic, and sure of his own brilliance, Reinhold outraged patrons, amassed huge debts, and turned his eldest son into an exhausted workhorse. — Jenny Uglow, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026

Baffled rather than outraged, curious Kaho tries to uncover the meaning of his words. — ABC News, 2 July 2026

Daily tales of war and violence around the world made one want to clench one’s fists, grit one’s teeth, and to shout out in a paean of outraged hysteria. — Zehra Jumabhoy, Artforum, 25 June 2026

Verb

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

Progress threatened by 'stomach-churning' politics Leaders at the Joyful Heart Foundation were outraged by the funding threats. — Nick Penzenstadler, USA Today, 16 July 2026

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

They’ve been similarly outraged by the fecklessness of their own party leaders. — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 1 July 2026

The shooting has left many in the community outraged. — Josh Sanders, CBS News, 25 June 2026

However, Italy released him on a technicality, after which he was expelled to Libya, which outraged human rights groups and prompted the ICC to open an inquiry into why Italy released him instead of sending him to The Hague. — ABC News, 22 June 2026