as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the judge was outraged to discover that several jurors had disregarded her orders not to speak with members of the press
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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the spiteful comment outraged her so much that she's still holding a grudge
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as in infuriated
to make angry
the vandalism in the cemetery outraged the entire community we were outraged to discover that we had been overcharged for our hotel room
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Recent Examples of outraged
Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Thousands of commenters were outraged by the idea – and Kelce agrees.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The internet erupted into discourse about the moment, with some brushing it off as classic Kanye antics and others outraged at the display.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Faculty members told the Tribune that the move was unexpected, and many said they were outraged by the sudden announcement.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
So, what are Vance and Cotton outraged about?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Corporate America, outraged by the tariffs, has lobbied hard against them.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The news outraged many Palestinians, who saw it as giving Israel a green light to carry out what many viewed as an attempt to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The policy outraged customers as going-out-of-business sales continue and some argued there was little notice to redeem their store value.
—Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 21 Mar. 2025
The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.
—Katherine Faulders, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2025
Thousands of commenters were outraged by the idea – and Kelce agrees.
—Adrianna Rodriguez, USA TODAY, 24 Feb. 2025
The internet erupted into discourse about the moment, with some brushing it off as classic Kanye antics and others outraged at the display.
—Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 15 Feb. 2025
Faculty members told the Tribune that the move was unexpected, and many said they were outraged by the sudden announcement.
—Ikram Mohamed, Chicago Tribune, 14 Feb. 2025
So, what are Vance and Cotton outraged about?
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 10 Feb. 2025
Corporate America, outraged by the tariffs, has lobbied hard against them.
—David Goldman, CNN, 10 Feb. 2025
The news outraged many Palestinians, who saw it as giving Israel a green light to carry out what many viewed as an attempt to ethnically cleanse Gaza.
—Maha Nassar, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for outraged
Adjective
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But Democrats are angry and want leaders who are generally younger and uniformly more willing to take on President Donald Trump.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
13 June 2025
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When conducting immigration raids, federal agents from the D.H.S., including Border Patrol, and from the F.B.I. often do interact with crowds of angry community members.—
Bora Erden,
New York Times,
13 June 2025
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Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Despite the fact that nobody present has any interest in ecclesiastical architecture, the meetings are hot with petty slights, indignant stares, fragile alliances and hostile incursions.—
New York Times,
New York Times,
3 May 2025
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The reaction from agency and network veterans was swift and indignant.—
David Folkenflik,
NPR,
7 May 2025
Verb
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The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
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While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Ripley capped off a furious comeback with a Razor’s Edge toss of Perez onto Giulia, followed by a slam onto a ladder lodged between the first and second ropes.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Then came the very public split between President Trump and Elon Musk, and a flurry of furious Twitter/X and Truth Social postings, aimed at each other with razor-sharp edges.—
Space.com Staff,
Space.com,
7 June 2025
Adjective
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Fast, not scared to use his front bumper, don't care if somebody gets mad about it and on the verge of becoming a star.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 June 2025
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Netflix won’t need a mad genius to figure out that Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein needs to be brought to life on the biggest screen possible.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
Adjective
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Further, Israel’s previous attacks on Iran in April and October 2024 managed to degrade Iran’s ballistic and surface-to-air missiles and air defense radar systems.—
Javed Ali,
The Conversation,
13 June 2025
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Elliott is a big believer in the importance of ballistic movements like jumping and landing, and also in the power of 3D motion analysis to pick up subtle signs of impending injury.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
9 June 2025
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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