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in anger

ADVERB
angrily
Synonyms
STRONGEST
bitterly fiercely furiously heatedly hotly indignantly madly savagely sharply violently
WEAK
crisply crossly infuriatedly irately irritably tempestuously testily wildly
Antonyms
STRONGEST
gently mildly quietly
WEAK
calmly softly

Example Sentences

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The elder Vachon hasn’t faced a puck in anger since his second and final season with the Boston Bruins in 1982.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026

Aaron Ramsdale threw his arms out in anger.

From BBC • Dec. 10, 2025

Toward the past, both men look back with tenderness, humor and a measure of regret, but it is a distinct pleasure of both memoirs that neither man looks back in anger.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 7, 2025

But unlike Ohtani, he has yet to swing a bat in anger, entering each game as a pinch-runner or defensive replacement.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 22, 2025

The word came out sounding like a growl, and Lady Constance stamped her feet in anger.

From "The Incorrigible Children of Ashton Place: Book I: The Mysterious Howling" by Maryrose Wood