livid

adjective

ˈli-vəd How to pronounce livid (audio)
Definition of lividnext
1
as in angry
feeling or showing anger the boss was livid when yet another deadline was missed

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2
as in pallid
lacking a healthy skin color her face was livid with fear

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Recent Examples of livid Texts, screen grabs, recordings and other records recovered from a search of Rinderknecht’s cellphones and presented in court portrayed a man who was by turns lonely and livid, angry at billionaires and ex-romantic partners while seemingly scared about his own declining mental health. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 24 June 2026 Most now seem to agree that Bairstow was careless and Carey was opportunistic, but at the time the England team were livid — a fury that continued into the lunch room. — Nick Miller, New York Times, 6 June 2026 Though fascism was serious to the point of being livid—anger was fascism’s driving force—there was still room for laughter in the Third Reich. — Literary Hub, 27 Apr. 2026 Timberwolves forward Julius Randle, who was livid with Jokic, was ejected along with Denver’s center. — ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for livid
Recent Examples of Synonyms for livid
  1. angry
  2. pallid
  3. enraged
  4. pale
  5. outraged
  6. ashen
  7. indignant
  8. angered
Adjective
  • At first, Jack felt angry to know his Parkinson’s was likely linked to service to his country.
    — Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
  • The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole.
    — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026
Definition of angry
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  • Their bulging eyes stare back at the Queen’s Consort, empty in pallid faces.
    — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • His first pitch brought in between five and eight residents but was met with pallid responses.
    — Nollyanne Delacruz, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of pallid
Adjective
  • As Clenney became enraged, Obumseli threw his hands up in defense, and Clenney continued swinging on him, the video showed.
    — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of enraged
Adjective
  • Her long white hair, normally collected in a bun, trailed down past her shoulders in smooth, pale waves.
    — Rachel Yoder, New Yorker, 2 Aug. 2026
  • This is a place to order something sparkly—maybe the Broadway 75, a pale pink French 75 riff—to sip at the circular bar, or ensconced in the velvet banquette seats.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of pale
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
  • Lead—dense but yielding, silvery but ashen, handy but deadly—was long used for this purpose.
    — Kyle Devine, Longreads, 14 July 2026
  • Always, always those little ashen faces.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 May 2026
Definition of ashen
Adjective
  • But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.
    — Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of indignant
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

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