Synonyms: Angry

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  1. aggravated
    provoked to anger, especially deliberately
    The more he fooled around, the more aggravated I became. Three Little Words: A Memoir
  2. belligerent
    characteristic of an enemy or one eager to fight
    He strutted around with a belligerent and tough attitude. Where the Red Fern Grows
    To be belligerent is to be itching for a fight, and looking to provoke one. Belli is Latin for "war." You can see the same root in bellicose, which means "inclined to fighting."
  3. bitter
    causing a sharp and acrid taste experience
    Then I get bitter: no one supports me; I am not loved enough to be supported. The Woman Warrior
    Bitterness is a resentful kind of anger that arises out of jealousy or disappointment.
  4. choleric
    characterized by anger
    He returned more choleric than before, calling those he met rebels and traitors, in his mad fury. Drake, Samuel Adams
    Choleric comes from the Latin cholericus, meaning "prone to anger," which originated in the Greek cholerikos, meaning "like cholera." Cholera is a deadly bacterial sickness caused by contaminated water.
  5. cross
    annoyed and irritable
    She pointed to a section of the fence, and I began leading the horses to it, while Ruth seemed to get crosser and crosser with me, saying I was doing everything wrong. Never Let Me Go
  6. enraged
    marked by extreme anger
    He once became so enraged with her that he chased her around the block. Unbroken
  7. exasperated
    greatly annoyed; out of patience
    Dad thought I was a whiner and a procrastinator, which made him exasperated and annoyed. Courage to Soar
    If you're completely frustrated and about to blow your top, that's exasperated. The Latin verb exasperare means "to irritate."
  8. furious
    marked by extreme anger
    She rushed forward, attacking again, furious and impatient. The Reader
  9. huffy
    quick to take offense
    I was neither huffy nor cross, but merely sad. The Diary of a Young Girl
  10. incensed
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    Adele herded us into the bathroom and shut the door with an incensed slam. Three Little Words: A Memoir
    If you're angry because of something unfair or unjust that happened, that's Incensed. It comes from the Latin incendere, meaning "to light on fire."
  11. indignant
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    When he got over the shock of Ann’s hostility, he became indignant at being treated so dismissively. The Best of Enemies
    Indignant is a synonym for incensed: righteously angry.
  12. infuriated
    marked by extreme anger
    Grandmother infuriated him sometimes; but still, she was his only living family, the only person alive who loved him. The Son of Neptune
    If you are filled with fury, you're infuriated, usually by something or someone.
  13. irascible
    quickly aroused to anger
    One irascible old fellow, however, barely concealed his irritation at Pat's outbursts, and at last, exasperated beyond endurance, retorted, "Hurrah for Hell!" Chambers, F. W.
  14. irate
    feeling or showing extreme anger
    “What are you talking about, Mia?” demanded my now clearly irate teacher. A Mango-Shaped Space
    See ire.
  15. ire
    anger; irritability
    I just did my best not to provoke his ire. Proud
    Ire, like wrath, is a bit old-fashioned, but it's useful for adding that flavor if you're writing about the past. Irate is still frequently used today: full of ire, enraged.
  16. irritated
    aroused to impatience or anger
    Loki irritated the goat even more by tying a strong rope tightly around its beard. Norse Mythology
  17. livid
    furiously angry
    Saruman’s face grew livid, twisted with rage, and a red light was kindled in his eyes. The Two Towers
    If someone is so angry that their face turns purple, that's livid. Lividus means "bruised" in Latin, and it also meant "jealous," which relates to the expression "green with envy."
  18. outraged
    angered at something unjust or wrong
    They were disgusted, amused, shocked, outraged, or even excited by the story. The Bluest Eye
  19. truculent
    defiantly aggressive
    He was still clutching the sword of Gryffindor, and wore a strange look: half truculent, half intrigued. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows
    Truculentus means "fierce" or "savage" in Latin.
  20. vehement
    marked by extreme intensity of emotions or convictions
    A vehement argument ensued, and I heard Helen declare she was leaving. The Color of Water: A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother
  21. vexed
    troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances
    He glanced at the House, and his gray eyes were displeased and vexed. The Martian Chronicles
    Vexed sits at the boundary between angry and annoyed: an agitated sort of bother that risks flaring up at any time.
  22. wrathful
    filled with or characterized by extreme anger
    She was just as I remembered—tall and gaunt, bent with arthritis, wrathful, hateful. The Old Willis Place
    Wrath is rage: intense or violent anger. It comes from the Old English wrǽððu, and it has a somewhat mythical quality to it, often referring to deities or nature personified in the form of a severe storm.
Created on Sun Mar 08 14:58:44 EDT 2020 (updated Wed Mar 03 15:25:58 EST 2021)

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