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
  • The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to install temporary three-way stop signs at the intersections during a road project that’s already created mind-numbing traffic snarls and angry and confused drivers.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
  • That same source insisted to People that Jolie is no longer angry at her 62-year-old ex-husband.
    — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 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
  • At the same time, locals became enraged with both the aesthetic of the homes and the business practices of the developers as the town began to take shape.
    — Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 16 July 2026
  • Beach removed the Knee Defender, but then became enraged when the woman reclined forcefully, risking damage to his computer.
    — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 10 July 2026
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • But Carveout 2160 is a new IP in snowboarding, which was responsible for the fastest and maddest games of the era.
    — Matt Gardner, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026
  • Tamra is right; Shannon and some of the other cast are looking for things to get mad about, taking tiny things and blowing them up.
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Definition of mad
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
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
  • Prince William is reportedly very upset by these reports, with the National Examiner reporting that William is furious about Harry and Meghan’s reported desire to collaborate with Netflix on a documentary.
    — StyleCaster Editors, StyleCaster, 24 July 2026
  • Her father, furious over her job and gender identity, kicked her out.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.
    — Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
  • The Space Development Agency’s primary mission has been to develop a constellation of several hundred missile warning and data relay satellites in low-Earth orbit designed to detect, track, and target ballistic and hypersonic missiles.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026
Definition of ballistic

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