angry

adjective

ˈaŋ-grē How to pronounce angry (audio)
Definition of angrynext
as in enraged
feeling or showing anger my sister gets really angry and practically throws a tantrum if her soccer team loses

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Recent Examples of angry From magical nights at Vetch Field, Swansea City’s old ground, to dealing with angry parents, the Welshman has experienced it all. — Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026 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 Counter-demonstrations only serve to foster angry confrontations that turn the protest into a larger event. — Chris Roemer, Baltimore Sun, 1 Oct. 2026 Mount Carmel will be coming in angry after a 35-24 loss to Brother Rice. — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for angry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angry
  1. enraged
  2. indignant
  3. outraged
  4. angered
  5. mad
  6. furious
  7. ballistic
  8. infuriate
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
  • After a concertgoer died in the audience at a Carson music festival on Saturday, an artist is outraged the show continued while the deceased was still on-site.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Its students arrive morally outraged, a priori puritans, while its professors are enervated and dissatisfied.
    — Zain Khalid, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of outraged
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
  • When Blue Cross Blue Shield recently published research suggesting that hospitals use artificial intelligence tools to extract more money from insurers without providing additional care, people were mad.
    — Leah Pierson, STAT, 6 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of mad
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
  • Ukraine's air force said that Russia launched 188 drones -- 86 of which were jet-powered -- and an unspecified number of ballistic and cruise missiles into the country overnight.
    — David Brennan, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Sanon and several associates flew to Haiti from South Florida on a private jet, smuggling a handful of ballistic vests supplied by a Doral-area security company, prosecutors said.
    — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • Such programming disputes can lead to blackouts that infuriate customers.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 8 Apr. 2026
  • Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.
    — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025
Definition of infuriate

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“Angry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angry. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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