HORN-MAD Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

horn-mad

adjective

ˈhȯrn-ˈmad

Definition of horn-mad

as in angry

feeling or showing anger the residents were horn-mad when they found out their housing community had been built on a waste dump site

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Adjective

Thus a group of angry Roman Catholics, led by Robert Catesby, began plotting a way to topple the Protestant government.

— Lucia Barnum, Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 Oct. 2026
The Packers come off an angry loss while the Panthers were humiliated on Sunday.

— Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

His tone was reminiscent of the indignant woman in Yamaska who’d unloaded on me while walking her dog.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026
The same people who were indignant over Hunter Biden have turned a blind eye to the conflicts of interest rife in this administration.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

These three are just the latest in a mad rush for capital that has been putting a strain on the AI trade.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 26 Oct. 2026
Both about power-mad blondes getting involved with the shadier side of the medical industrial complex, but Matt Hagen’s nanites worked, dammit!

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026
Imagine the ripe smell of swamp-wet dogs, the acrid stench of overheated, enraged bear, the slippery warm blood of pack members already lost; the simply insufferable noise and confusion in that dank little hole.

— Paul Schullery, Outdoor Life, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of enraged

Adjective

Zelensky said earlier this week that on multiple occasions Ukraine had received no US intelligence warnings of ballistic strikes.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
Ukraine's air force said Russia used a mixture of ballistic and cruise missiles in its overnight attacks, none of which were intercepted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of ballistic

Adjective

The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of angered

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