wrathful

adjective

ˈrath-fəl How to pronounce wrathful (audio)
Definition of wrathfulnext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened

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Recent Examples of wrathful The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved. — Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 The best scenes of the series are the simple ones between the pair, like their fizzy first date or their wrathful first fight. — Kelly Lawler, USA Today, 12 Feb. 2026 Bands like Bikini Kill and Bratmobile aimed wrathful lyrics and gallows humor at a culture of misogyny that plagued their daily lives, from condescending male musicians to abusive fathers. — Judy Berman, Time, 14 Jan. 2026 More, the whirlwind that takes them under is no mere accident but the act of a wrathful God. — Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for wrathful
Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrathful
  1. angry
  2. indignant
  3. enraged
  4. mad
  5. outraged
  6. angered
  7. furious
  8. ballistic
Adjective
  • Around the world, angry locals displaced from their neighborhoods by the high cost of living are revolting against the $135 billion short-term rental industry.
    — Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
  • In person, the range-topping Spider looks hilariously boxy up front, deliciously wedgy from the side, and surprisingly angry from the back.
    — Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.
    — Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
  • Judge Timothy Mazzei asked him Wednesday in a loud, indignant voice.
    — Philip Marcelo, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2026
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Not every close call involves death-defying drop-offs and enraged bison.
    — Ashlea Halpern, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 July 2026
  • Rob-Will’s enraged face as Beulah told him what the situation actually is was pretty amazing.
    — William Earl, Variety, 26 June 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • The popularity of those films has set off a mad hunt to unearth the next Parsons or Barker.
    — Brent Lang, Variety, 15 July 2026
  • Trump got mad enough at Graham to release the senator’s personal cellphone number.
    — Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • 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
Definition of outraged
Adjective
  • Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.
    — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
  • Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.
    — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Definition of angered
Adjective
  • Additional sources recently told the National Examiner that William is furious about Harry and Meghan’s reported desire to collaborate with Netflix on the documentary.
    — Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 18 July 2026
  • Nolan doesn’t exactly share his hero’s reticence; one of his signature tactics as a writer is to place blocky, boldface ideas in furious opposition.
    — Justin Chang, New Yorker, 17 July 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • The company said the spacecraft will support efforts focused on threats from hypersonic and ballistic weapons.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 14 July 2026
  • Eleven people were wounded in the capital, Kyiv, by an attack that used ballistic and cruise missiles as well as drones.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 11 July 2026
Definition of ballistic

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