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
• 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

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

Leaders in that town were also outraged and are calculating the cost of clean up with the intention of billing the firm, officials have said. — Pamela McLoughlin, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026

Some conservatives were outraged online over the project plan, while others urged people to take a more measured approach, noting that the new stations are not about pushing any ideology. — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

The former Fox host looked outraged at the possibility that people didn’t believe the president. — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2026

Most of them were outraged and angered by the club’s decision. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

When Bellwood Coffee painted over a Grant Park mural of beloved Atlanta journalist Jovita Moore this April, people were outraged. — Aj Willingham, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 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

Verb

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

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

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