Synonyms of angry
60 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for angry is upset. Other synonyms of angry are annoyed, blood-boiling, frustrated, cross and agitated. The opposite of angry is calm.
Synonyms and similar words for angry
adjectiveDisplaying or feeling anger.
- upsetAngry, distressed, or unhappy.
- madAngry; annoyed.
- enraged
- wrathfulPossessed of great wrath; very angry.
- furious
- apoplectic
- irritated
- annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
- vexed
- pissed offVery annoyed, upset, angry.
- cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- worked upExcessively emotional, excited, aroused or angry.
- psyched up
- irefulDeeply angered but not outwardly displaying it; full of ire; angry; wroth.
adjectiveMore synonyms
- agitatedAngry, annoyed, bothered or worked up.
- bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- berserk
- big madVery angry or irritated.
- blood-boilingExtremely angry; furious.
- boiling madExtremely angry; furious.
- butthurtOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
- cholericOf a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry...
- cranky
- cross(of someone) Bad-tempered, angry, annoyed; (of words) tinged with anger.
- fit to be tiedVery agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
- frustratedSuffering from frustration; dissatisfied, agitated, discontent and/or slightly angry because one is unable to perform...
- fumingVery angry.
- furibund formal, literaryHaving a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
- fury
- hot informal
- glimflashyAngry.
- hopping madExtremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
- ill-natured
- incensedEnraged; infuriated; spitefully or furiously angry.
- infuriatedExtremely angry; furious.
- irateExtremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
- ired
- little madSlightly irritated or annoyed.
- lividSo angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
- mad as a bear with a sore headVery angry.
- miffedSomewhat indignant, irritated, angry, in a snit, put out or annoyed.
- offended
- p'd off
- pissed vulgarAnnoyed, angry.
- pissy vulgarAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
- raging
- ready to be tiedSynonym of fit to be tied.
- screwfacedHaving a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
- seething
- spitting chips
- spleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- soreFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- steamingVery angry.
- up on one's earAnnoyed, angry.
- waxyAngry.
- wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
- wrothFull of anger; wrathful.
- zowerswopped dialectalSynonym of bad-tempered.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- pathetic obsoleteExpressing or showing anger; passionate.
Opposite of angry
Meaning of angry
- adjective Displaying or feeling anger.
- adjective Inflamed and painful.
- adjective Dark and stormy, menacing.
angry in other languages
Questions about synonyms of angry
- What is another word for angry?
- Angry has 60 synonyms on Word.ws, such as upset, annoyed, blood-boiling, frustrated, cross, agitated, infuriated and incensed.
- What is the opposite of angry?
- The opposite of angry is calm.
- What does angry mean?
- Angry means displaying or feeling anger.
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