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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Abby’s Motivations – Last night, players saw that the show was saying right away that Abby was a Firefly and was angry at Joel for all his murders at the hospital, decimating the entire organization.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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His angry toss of the rosin bag to a spot several feet from the pitcher’s mound during Sunday’s game was an indication of his disappointment.—
David O'Brien,
New York Times,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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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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And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.—
Tim Balk,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
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The album’s a masterpiece of circulatory funk that works your body but whose indignant resignation and few hopeful embers also break your heart.—
Wesley Morris,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 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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The ex-girlfriend was hurt, and my roommate who is having the affair is furious with me.—
Philip Galanes,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
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Not content, Gibbs-White storms towards the penalty area for the return pass, but ends up furious with his team-mate, whose shot is blocked.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Anyone who is mad about that needs to look at life from a higher perspective.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Apr. 2025
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Biggest of thanks to Sana, Brad, Kevin, Lou, Aaron, Justin, Charlie, Vincent, Deb, Jon and the whole mad circus.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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On sale for 36 percent off, it’s made with slash-proof, ballistic nylon fabric along with pickpocket-deterring zipper locks.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
14 Mar. 2025
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The request was granted, and as a result of the subsequent search, detectives confiscated an AR-15-style rifle, a handgun, ammunition, and a ballistic vest from the residence.—
Sean O'Driscoll,
Newsweek,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Outraged.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/outraged. Accessed 22 Apr. 2025.
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