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100 Words to Use Instead of “Angry”

February 22, 2026

100 Words to Use Instead of

No. Term Definition
1. Acidic Cuttingly sarcastic or biting.
2. Aggravated Annoyed and made more intense.
3. Aggrieved Feeling wronged or mistreated.
4. Agitated Restless with upset energy.
5. Aloof Distant from irritation or displeasure.
6. Antagonistic Openly hostile or opposing.
7. Apathetic Numbed, showing detached displeasure.
8. Aroused Emotionally stirred toward confrontation.
9. Baleful Threatening, filled with ill will.
10. Bitter Resentful and hard to soothe.
11. Boiling Seething with intense emotion.
12. Brusque Abrupt from irritation.
13. Burning Hot with indignation.
14. Cagey Guarded from suspicion or annoyance.
15. Choleric Quick-tempered; easily provoked.
16. Cold Unfriendly with restrained displeasure.
17. Combative Ready to argue or fight.
18. Contentious Prone to dispute or quarrel.
19. Contrary Stubbornly oppositional and irritable.
20. Cross Irritable; easily offended.
21. Crusty Grouchy, sharply irritable.
22. Curmudgeonly Bad-tempered and grumbling.
23. Cynical Distrustful, scornfully negative.
24. Defiant Resisting angrily; refusing to yield.
25. Disgruntled Dissatisfied and annoyed.
26. Displeased Unhappy with what happened.
27. Disputatious Fond of arguing; quarrelsome.
28. Disturbed Upset; emotionally unsettled.
29. Dudgeon Offended and resentful.
30. Edgy Tense and easily annoyed.
31. Enraged Furiously angry; out of control.
32. Exasperated Worn out by irritation.
33. Fuming Seething; visibly furious.
34. Furious Extremely angry.
35. Galled Irritated and offended.
36. Glowering Staring with sullen hostility.
37. Grim Severe, showing displeasure.
38. Grouchy Irritable and complaining.
39. Grumpy Bad-tempered; easily annoyed.
40. Hateful Full of intense dislike.
41. Heated Intense and emotionally charged.
42. High-strung Tense; quick to react.
43. Huffy Offended and sulky.
44. Incensed Made very angry.
45. Indignant Angry at perceived unfairness.
46. Inflamed Stirred up to anger.
47. Infuriated Made extremely angry.
48. Insolent Rudely bold; provoking anger.
49. Irascible Easily angered; hot-tempered.
50. Irate Very angry.
51. Irritable Easily annoyed.
52. Irritated Annoyed; slightly angry.
53. Jealous Resentful over rivalry or attention.
54. Livid Furiously angry.
55. Mad Angry; very annoyed.
56. Malcontent Dissatisfied and resentful.
57. Mean Spiteful or unkindly hostile.
58. Miffed Slightly offended or annoyed.
59. Morose Sullen and gloomy.
60. Nasty Spitefully unpleasant.
61. Netttled Annoyed; provoked to irritation.
62. Obstinate Stubbornly resistant; irritable.
63. Offended Hurt and resentful.
64. On edge Tense; ready to snap.
65. Outraged Shocked and furious.
66. Overwrought Overly upset; emotionally strained.
67. Peeved Annoyed; mildly angry.
68. Peevish Childishly irritable.
69. Petulant Sulky and irritable.
70. Piqued Slightly offended; irritated.
71. Provoked Stirred to irritation or anger.
72. Quarrelsome Inclined to argue.
73. Raging Violently angry.
74. Rankled Persistently irritated or resentful.
75. Rattled Upset; thrown off balance.
76. Resentful Bitter about perceived injustice.
77. Restive Impatient and hard to calm.
78. Riled Made annoyed or angry.
79. Roguish Mischievously defiant, slightly hostile.
80. Sarcastic Mocking with biting scorn.
81. Sardonic Grimly mocking; scornful.
82. Seething Suppressing intense anger.
83. Shirty Irritable and bad-tempered.
84. Short-tempered Quick to lose patience.
85. Sizzling Crackling with anger.
86. Sore Deeply upset or resentful.
87. Spiteful Wishing to hurt or annoy.
88. Sullen Silent with gloomy resentment.
89. Surly Bad-tempered and unfriendly.
90. Testy Easily irritated; touchy.
91. Thin-skinned Easily offended.
92. Ticked off Annoyed; angry.
93. Touchy Easily upset or offended.
94. Turbulent Emotionally stormy and upset.
95. Uncivil Rude from irritation.
96. Upset Unhappy, disturbed, or annoyed.
97. Vengeful Seeking payback for a wrong.
98. Venomous Bitterly hostile; full of spite.
99. Vexed Annoyed and bothered.
100. Vindictive Spiteful; seeking revenge.
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