WRATHFUL Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

wrathful

adjective

ˈrath-fəl

Definition of wrathful

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 deathbed and post-death rituals include performing devotional prayers to peaceful and wrathful deities oneself. — Jue Liang, The Conversation, 12 Mar. 2026 The sculpture depicts Krishna, the protector, raising a mountain with his left arm to shield cowherds from the wrathful storm unleashed by Indra—a pivotal motif in Khmer art. — Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 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 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

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Adjective

Carmella is also still mad at Vicki for saying that Danny is raising her kids, and Heather is angry after learning that Vicki called her fake in Palm Springs.

— Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 2 Oct. 2026
Henriette Reker, who served two terms as the mayor of Cologne, Germany, until last year, survived an assassination attempt, in 2015, by a far-right assailant angry about migration.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of enraged

Adjective

The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in this administration.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
Online, fans and critics alike left indignant comments on Becky’s social media — dressing her down for presenting as an empowered woman, while welcoming back a penitent Lletget.

— Suzy Exposito, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

To Hitchcock, the indelible feature of Roosevelt’s Presidency was his desire to protect democratic norms and processes amid crises, even as critics accused him of being a power-mad dictator or a Communist sympathizer.

— Beverly Gage, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
The video has so many of Taylor’s favorite tropes—weddings that turn into a mess, metaphorically breaking glass, red wine spilling, mad women, chatty ghosts, symbolic houses.

— Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

Goodman and nine others from the disability community who spoke with the Tampa Bay Times are outraged.

— Justin Garcia, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
And yes, the internet — and the virtue-signaling media — got so outraged by it, that Manning, and Sarkisian, were forced to issue apologies.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of outraged

Adjective

The shooting kicked off a blockbuster federal court case that fell apart only weeks later and led to a day of chaos in Brighton Park as federal agents deployed multiple rounds of chemical munitions against furious residents.

— Caroline Kubzansky, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026
Martinez was said to have been furious with officials responsible for executing Pike.

— Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of furious

Adjective

The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of angered

Adjective

Investigators recovered ballistic evidence but have little information about what led to the shooting, Butler said.

— CBS News Atlanta Digital Team, CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026
Sanon is also accused obtaining an arsenal of weapons, ammunition and ballistic vests, culminating in the dead-of-night operation coordinated by his allies to storm Moïse’s private residence.

— Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026

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