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wrath

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Synonyms and Antonyms of wrath

1 an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something

waited until my initial wrath had eased before voicing my complaint

Synonyms of wrath

anger, angriness, birse [chiefly Scottish], choler, furor, fury, indignation, irateness, ire, lividity, lividness, mad, madness, mood [archaic], outrage, rage, spleen, wrathfulness

Words Related to wrath

aggravation, annoyance, exasperation, irritation, vexation

acrimoniousness, acrimony, animosity, antagonism, antipathy, bile, biliousness, bitterness, contempt, embitterment, empoisonment, enmity, grudge, hostility, rancor

envy, jaundice, jealousy, pique, resentment

malevolence, malice, spite, vengefulness, venom, vindictiveness, virulence, vitriol

belligerence, contentiousness, contrariness, crankiness, disputatiousness, hot-headedness, irascibility, irascibleness, irritability, orneriness, pugnaciousness, pugnacity, quarrelsomeness, querulousness

blowup, flare, flare-up, outburst

chafe, dander, dudgeon, huff, pet, rise, ruffle, temper

air rage, road rage

delirium, heat, passion, warmth

Phrases Synonymous with wrath

Near Antonyms of wrath

calmness, forbearance, patience

Antonyms of wrath

delight, pleasure

2 suffering, loss, or hardship imposed in response to a crime or offense

the evangelist warned the gathering that unrepentant sinners would suffer the wrath of God

Synonyms of wrath

castigation, chastisement, comeuppance, correction, desert(s), discipline, nemesis, penalty, punishment

Words Related to wrath

reprisal, retaliation, retribution, revenge, vengeance

assessment, charge, fine, mulct

example, sentence

confinement, imprisonment, incarceration

condemnation, damnation, denouncement

censure, criticism, rebuke, reprimand, reproof

Near Antonyms of wrath

amnesty, indemnity, pardon, parole

acquittal, exculpation, exoneration, vindication

exemption, immunity, impunity

commutation, reprieve

absolution, forgiveness, remission, remitment

condonation, disregard, overlooking

Synonym Discussion of wrath

anger, ire, rage, fury, indignation, wrath mean an intense emotional state induced by displeasure. anger, the most general term, names the reaction but by itself does not convey cause or intensity.

- tried to hide his anger

ire, more frequent in literary contexts, suggests an intense anger, often with an evident display of feeling.

- cheeks flushed with ire

rage and fury suggest loss of self-control from violence of emotion.

- shook with rage
- could not contain his fury

indignation stresses righteous anger at what one considers unfair, mean, or shameful.

- a comment that caused general indignation

wrath is likely to suggest a desire or intent to punish or get revenge.

- I feared her wrath if I was discovered

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