as in angry
feeling or showing anger
in a wrathful voice she demanded to know what had happened
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Recent Examples of wrathful
Some look sad, some look funny, some even look wrathful.
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Upon gaining the upper hand, Helen threatens him in the manner of a wrathful domestic goddess.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Neither director Alex Proyas nor screenwriters David J. Schow and John Shirley skimp on the visual or narrative accoutrements needed to make this film feel alternately melancholy and wrathful.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
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Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is satisfied with living a solitary life in her childhood home, until her residence is intruded by wrathful extraterrestrials.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Eric Lach, The New Yorker, 4 Feb. 2025
Upon gaining the upper hand, Helen threatens him in the manner of a wrathful domestic goddess.
—Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
Neither director Alex Proyas nor screenwriters David J. Schow and John Shirley skimp on the visual or narrative accoutrements needed to make this film feel alternately melancholy and wrathful.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 13 Aug. 2024
Watch No Exit on Hulu 22 of 30 No One Will Save You
Brynn (Kaitlyn Dever) is satisfied with living a solitary life in her childhood home, until her residence is intruded by wrathful extraterrestrials.
—Lia Beck, People.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for wrathful
Adjective
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JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In a memorable photo from a G-7 summit during his first term, the U.S. president sat, arms crossed, glaring at an indignant German Chancellor Angela Merkel.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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This ends up looking like a furious around-the-horn toss, with all three outfielders sprinting in to complete the drill.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The House abruptly began its summer recess Wednesday evening, a day earlier than scheduled, as GOP leaders balked at efforts from Republicans and Democrats to press the Justice Department to make public government documents regarding Epstein. Democrats were furious.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
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These improvements will enhance communication, provide state of the art technology and provide upgrades to ballistic glass and physical security.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 July 2025
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“Wrathful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wrathful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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