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angry

/ˈeɪ̯ŋ.ɡɹi/adjective2 syllables

Angry means: feeling or showing anger.

Synonyms for angry44

adjective, as in feeling or showing anger

aggravated, provoked, angered, enraged, furious, infuriated, maddened, black, choleric, irascible, hot under the collar, huffy, mad, sore
and 10 more, indignant, incensed, outraged, umbrageous, irate, ireful, livid, smoldering, smouldering, wrathful

adjective, as in (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

furious, raging, tempestuous, wild, stormy

adjective, as in severely inflamed and painful

unhealthy

also used for angry

upset, apoplectic, irritated, annoyed, vexed, pissed off, agitated, bad-tempered, berserk, big mad, blood-boiling, boiling mad, butthurt, cranky, cross

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Opposites of angry

unangry

What does angry mean?3

adjective

1

feeling or showing anger“angry at the weather”

2

(of the elements) as if showing violent anger“angry clouds on the horizon”

3

severely inflamed and painful“an angry sore”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Angry in a sentence

  • What you said is right in a sense, but it made her angry.sundown
  • At forty, he does not get as angry as he used to.CM
  • I said nothing, which made him all the more angry.sundown
  • I was late again this morning, which made my boss angry.sundown
  • When angry, count to ten before you speak.CM
  • Seeing that he is angry, there must be some misunderstanding.unknown
  • As soon as he entered the classroom, our teacher burst into angry speech.randomdude
  • If you disagree with him, he is liable to get angry.CK

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of angry

as a adjective

comparative
angrier
superlative
angriest