apoplectic with rage

Examples

• All

• Seeing the damaged car, she turned apoplectic with rage, her face flushed and her hands shaking.

• "What is the meaning of this!" spluttered Vendrake, hobbling forward as fast as his callipered legs would allow: his eyes bulging, apoplectic with rage in his head, the color of beetroot.

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• I must be so apoplectic with rage that I forgot to show any sign of it whatsoever.

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• When she discovered that her colleagues had betrayed her, she became apoplectic with rage and stormed out of the office.

• He was apoplectic with rage after receiving the unfair criticism from his supervisor.

Synonyms

F

furious

vsapoplectic with rage

238 3.0

Very angry and ready to shout or complain

is more extreme, causing visible loss of self-control or motion

M

mad

vsapoplectic with rage

138 1.3

Very excited and unable to stay calm

is specifically an extreme, physically overwhelming form of that emotion

O

outraged

vsapoplectic with rage

27 4.1

Feeling very angry and shocked because something seems unfair

is more uncontrolled and physically overwhelmed by the anger

I

irate

vsapoplectic with rage

23 5.3

Very angry and showing it

is more extreme in bodily loss of control and appearance

A

apoplectic

vsapoplectic with rage

6 8.6

So angry that you cannot speak or act calmly

is more extreme, showing loss of control and stroke-like appearance

R

rageful

vsapoplectic with rage

1 4.8

Feeling very angry and likely to shout or lose control

is more likely to include visible, uncontrollable physical reaction

I

infuriated

vsapoplectic with rage

1 4.5

Feeling very angry because someone treated you unfairly

is more outwardly uncontrollable and can look physically disabled by rage

M

mad as a meat axe

vsapoplectic with rage

• Archaic

1 9.9

Very angry and acting without thinking

is more extreme, appearing incapacitated by the anger

B

boiling mad

vsapoplectic with rage

• Informal

1 4.8

Feeling very angry

is more violent in effect, causing loss of bodily control

R

raging

vsapoplectic with rage

1 3.9

Very strong and intense, often violent and out of control

is specifically extreme anger that overwhelms bodily control

E

enraged

vsapoplectic with rage

4.1

Very angry and likely to act violently

is even more uncontrolled and may look physically stunned by anger

R

rip-snorting mad

vsapoplectic with rage

• Informal

9.5

Being very angry and hard to calm

is stronger, including visible loss of bodily control from rage

M

maddened

vsapoplectic with rage

5.2

Very angry and acting out of control

is worse, producing a stunned or stroke-like physical reaction

M

mad as a cut snake

vsapoplectic with rage

• Australian

9.9

Feeling extremely angry and acting wildly

is similar but more likely to cause total loss of control

M

mad as a mongoose

vsapoplectic with rage

• Informal

9.9

Very angry and unable to stay calm

is stronger, often seeming physically overwhelmed by the rage

I

ireful

vsapoplectic with rage

• Archaic

9.9

Feeling very angry and showing that anger in words or actions

is more extreme, producing outward loss of self-control

I

incensed

vsapoplectic with rage

• Formal

6.2

Very angry because of something unfair or wrong

is more physically uncontrollable, not just anger about unfairness

A

angered

vsapoplectic with rage

2.5

Feeling very furious because someone did something unfair or rude

is more intense, leading to apparent loss of bodily control

M

mad as hops

vsapoplectic with rage

• Archaic

9.9

Feeling very angry and showing it

is more physically incapacitating, resembling a severe bodily reaction

A

angry as a wet hen

vsapoplectic with rage

• UK

9.9

Feeling very angry and upset

is more severe, causing visible loss of calm and control

Antonyms

C

calm

735 1.0

Not showing strong feelings and being very still

S

serene

38 3.9

Calm and peaceful, not showing worry or strong feelings

How Angry

apoplectic with rage

8.8

furious

238 3.0

angry

∞ 1.0

irritated

44 3.1

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology