riley

adjective

ˈrī-lē How to pronounce riley (audio)
Definition of rileynext
1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger some visibly riley people were lined up in the customer service department

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2
as in muddy
having visible particles in liquid suspension take care not to stir up the bottom of the stream when you fill the dipper, or your water will be riley

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for riley
  1. angry
  2. muddy
  3. mad
  4. enraged
  5. ballistic
  6. indignant
  7. furious
  8. outraged
Adjective
  • Much of the work is also focused on building guardrails to protect clients from lawsuits — coming from business partners, local officials, or angry neighbors — in an industry that has an increasingly visible target on its back.
    — Tim McDonnell, semafor.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Though nothing about the current situation is ideal, there’s no clear way to hop off without ensuring certain doom at the hands of a large, angry cat.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • The floating schools were a response to a longstanding local problem of seasonal floods and impassable, muddy roads that kept children from reaching conventional schools.
    — Ali Asif Shawon, NPR, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Half-dead and dragging himself on his belly through a muddy field, Eddie is far from the calm, affable aristocrat audiences first met in Season 1.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of muddy
Adjective
  • Crowder would not have been that mad if the guy had just fessed up and said something normal in his own voice.
    — Kaitlyn Tiffany, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026
  • But, as mad as the idea may have seemed back then, the tradition is still going strong 40 years later with participants coming from around the world to cast their dignity aside — along with a warm robe — and take the plunge into the freezing water.
    — Rob Tanner, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.
    — Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026
  • As a consequence, Nadia’s enraged sponsors send her packing back to Europe.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of enraged
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  • At this speed, the Fermi Explorer could reach Alpha Centauri within about 77,000 years, flying on a ballistic coast.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
  • As night falls, Koko busts out a military ballistic helmet with a night vision scope attached — crucial for picking up Flock cameras’ infrared flash.
    — Jack Crosbie, Rolling Stone, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • But the Tampa-area English teacher said what qualifies as controversial is constantly evolving, sometimes because of just one indignant parent.
    — Jessica Meszaros, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
Definition of indignant
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  • The Lindsay Clancy trial has captivated the nation, spurring furious online debate on the state of maternal healthcare and whether she should be held criminally responsible for killing her three children.
    — Yasmin Vossoughian, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Simply put, the SEC is furious that LSU has challenged the conference’s attempts to enforce its eligibility rules for athletes returning from professional sports.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • Myers was outraged, believing that his initial comment that spurred police involvement was constitutionally protected free speech.
    — Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 3 Sep. 2026
  • When Lands’ End featured an interview with Steinem in its 2016 catalog, outraged readers threatened a boycott.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of outraged
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“Riley.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riley. Accessed 8 Sep. 2026.

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