MADDENED Synonyms: 84 Similar and Opposite Words

maddened

verb

past tense of madden

as in crazed

to cause to go insane or as if insane the endless swarms of mosquitoes all but maddened the explorers

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as in infuriated

to make angry her perpetual tardiness maddened her friends to no end

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Recent Examples of maddened The dark cellos of Guðnadóttir chop and grind, and Washington—shrieking, swiping, maddened at the air—flees into the forest, a disappearing uniform. — James Parker, The Atlantic, 16 June 2026

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The summertime trail is swarmed by black flies, tiny but blood-crazed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026
If the lenses are badly crazed, meaning marred by microscopic cracks in the lens surface, or moisture is trapped inside the housing, replacement is the better option.

— John Paul, The Providence Journal, 3 July 2026

Definition of crazed

Verb

But for the medieval and classics scholar in Kratz, the film invited questions and infuriated him at times.

— Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 18 Aug. 2026
Under its previous operator, Mountain View had been plagued by riots that drew negative press and infuriated locals.

— Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of infuriated

Verb

As a parent who has purchased my share of scary Halloween costumes, I was particularly disturbed by the controversy now engulfing Target.

— Michelle Singletary, Washington Post, 26 Aug. 2026
If disturbed, asbestos’ microscopic crystalline fibers get into the air, where they can be inhaled, cause lung scarring and lead to fatal cancers.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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Marie-Louise is enraged one minute, subservient the next, bullying the staff while throwing banquets for Nazi officials.

— David Denby, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026
The comment at a rally last Sunday titillated, provoked and enraged different audiences simultaneously, all but guaranteeing saturation news coverage and even more attention.

— Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of enraged

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Cirque Dreams, which also offers several other touring shows, used to be regularly confused with Cirque du Soleil strictly because of the similarity of their names.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
Earlier, on direct examination, Heilbrun said it may be confused with psychosis.

— Melina Khan, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of confused

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That will make affordable tickets more difficult to find, especially as the tournament reports registering record-breaking visits, and already has angered fans and some players.

— Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026
That angered Michigan Democrats who were frustrated with El-Sayed, and brought Jeffries and other Democrats into the fray, putting the candidate El-Sayed had invested the most in on the defensive.

— David Weigel, semafor.com, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of angered

Verb

You’re not distracted by the clients waiting behind you or the sense that someone is watching and waiting for your chair to open up.

— Tiana Randall, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
If it is blocked, both studios could emerge from the litigation having spent a year distracted and constrained while the rest of the industry moved forward.

— Cory Jacobson, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of distracted

Verb

That was Gardner’s first game with the Colts after being acquired from the New York Jets, and while Indy pulled out the OT victory, Gardner was still annoyed by some of the social media chatter afterward.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Millard was either won over by Makowsky’s passion or annoyed into agreement by his persistence.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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