Angered — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

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Meaning & Definition of Angered

Angered (verb)

  1. to make (someone) angry
  2. to become angry

Angered (adjective) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. feeling or showing anger

    "angered residents demanded to know why their street hadn't been plowed three days after the snowstorm"

    similar: angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off (chiefly British), choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty (chiefly British), sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth, bent out of shape, blue in the face, fit to be tied, going crook (Australian & New Zealand), hopping mad, hot under the collar, in a fume, in a huff, in a pet
    related: ranting, raving, stormy, boiling, bristling, bristly, burning, cross, huffy, passionate, seething, sizzling, smoldering, worked up, wrought (up), acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, antipathetic, bitter, embittered, inimical, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vengeful, vindictive, virulent, vitriolic, antisocial, cold, cool, disagreeable, disapproving, distant, frigid, icy, ill-tempered, sorehead, sulky, unfriendly, unpleasant, aggravated, annoyed, bearish, bilious, cantankerous, churlish, crabby, cranky, dyspeptic, exasperated, fretful, fussy, grouchy, grumpy, ill-humored, inflammable, irascible, irritable, peevish, perturbed, petulant, put out, quick-tempered, snappish, testy, touchy, argumentative, belligerent, contentious, contrary, disputatious, ornery, pugnacious, quarrelsome, querulous
    opposite: angerless, delighted, pleased
    near: accepting, accommodating, obliging, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, amicable, cordial, friendly, content, happy, satisfied, empathetic, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding, calm, pacific, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, unembittered, affable, amiable, easygoing, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, kind, pleasant, sweet

Angered (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to make angry

    "it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known"

    similar: enraged, incensed, inflamed, infuriated, ired, madded, maddened, outraged, rankled, riled, roiled, steamed up, ticked off, got one's goat, rubbed the wrong way
    related: affronted, aggravated, annoyed, burned (up), crossed, exasperated, got, huffed, irritated, miffed, nettled, offended, peeved, piqued, provoked, put out, ruffled, vexed, antagonized, embittered, envenomed
    opposite: delighted, gratified, pleased
    near: allayed, assuaged, relieved, comforted, consoled, soothed, appeased, conciliated, mollified, pacified, placated, calmed, lulled, quieted, settled, beguiled, bewitched, captivated, charmed, disarmed, enchanted

Related Entry: Anger (verb)

Anger is a different word from Angered. The synonyms below are for anger, not for angered.

  1. to make angry

    "it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known"

    similar: enrage, incense, inflame, infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rankle, rile, roil, steam up, tick off, get one's goat, rub the wrong way
    related: affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vex, antagonize, embitter, envenom
    opposite: delight, gratify, please
    near: allay, assuage, relieve, comfort, console, soothe, appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate, calm, lull, quiet, settle, beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Angered

The most common words with a similar meaning to Angered:

Chiefly British: cheesed off, shirty
Australian & New Zealand: going crook
angry, apoplectic, ballistic, choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed, infuriate, infuriated, irate, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth, bent out of shape, blue in the face, fit to be tied, hopping mad, hot under the collar, in a fume, in a huff

Antonyms & Opposite Words for Angered

Words with the opposite meaning of Angered:

angerless, delighted, pleased, gratified

Related Words for Angered

ranting, raving, stormy, boiling, bristling, bristly, burning, cross, huffy, passionate, seething, sizzling, smoldering, worked up, wrought (up), acrid, acrimonious, antagonistic, antipathetic, bitter, embittered, inimical, malevolent, piqued, rancorous, resentful, spiteful, vengeful, vindictive, virulent

Near Antonyms of Angered

accepting, accommodating, obliging, agreeable, amenable, complaisant, amicable, cordial, friendly, content, happy, satisfied, empathetic, sympathetic, tolerant, understanding, calm, pacific, peaceable, placid, serene, tranquil, unembittered, affable, amiable, easygoing, genial, good-natured, good-tempered, kind

Word Forms of Angered

Inflections: angering

Origin & Etymology of Angered

Middle English angren "to be anxious, grieve, be vexed, irritate, afflict," probably in part derivative of anger, angre anger:1, in part borrowed from Old Norse angra "to grieve, vex," derivative of angr "grief, vexation"

First known use: 14th centuryi

Frequently Asked Questions about Angered

What does "Angered" mean?

"Angered" means to make (someone) angry. As an a verb and an adjective, it is defined as: to make (someone) angry. It has 2 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Angered"?

Other words for "Angered" include angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off, choleric, enraged, foaming and fuming. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Angered" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Angered"?

There are 144 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Angered". Common alternatives include angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off, choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious and hopping.

What is the opposite of "Angered"?

Antonyms of "Angered" include angerless, delighted, pleased and gratified. Near antonyms include accepting, accommodating, obliging and agreeable.

How do you use "Angered" in a sentence?

Examples of "Angered" in a sentence: "angered residents demanded to know why their street hadn't been plowed three days after the snowstorm"; "it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known".

Is "Angered" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Angered" can be used as a verb and an adjective, depending on the context.

What is the origin of the word "Angered"?

"Angered" comes from Middle English angren "to be anxious, grieve, be vexed, irritate, afflict," probably in part derivative of anger, angre anger:1, in part borrowed from Old Norse angra "to grieve, vex," derivative of angr "grief, vexation". First known use: 14th centuryi.

What is another word for "Angered" meaning "feeling or showing anger"?

When "Angered" (adjective) means feeling or showing anger, synonyms include angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off, choleric and enraged. Opposites in this sense include angerless, delighted and pleased.