lividness

noun

as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something their employer's titanic lividness over the situation had them all wondering if they'd all get fired

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lividness
  1. anger
  2. indignation
  3. wrath
  4. outrage
  5. rage
  6. mood
  7. fury
Noun
  • We are connected across continents in milliseconds, but too often separated by fear, anger, and mistrust.
    — Halla Tómasdóttir, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • For property owners who poured their life savings into Camelot, the arrival of heavy machinery brings mounting anger over how local authorities handled the complex's long, troubled decline.
    — La'Tasha Givens, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of anger
Noun
  • Along with his signature rapid-fire, garrulous dialogue, Sorkin’s tendency for self-righteous indignation is very much in evidence.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
  • But a new wave of indignation swept Spain when Abascal, who uses a wheelchair, was carried on a stretcher from her apartment after police cordoned off the street.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of indignation
Noun
  • While Brian rode off to war, Ellen reluctantly returned to Leoch, fully aware of the wrath awaiting her from Colum in particular.
    — Max Gao, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026
  • None of these companies want to incur the wrath of this very vengeful president.
    — Nilay Patel, The Verge, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of wrath
Noun
  • And so The Devils remains a movie out of time, a masterpiece and an outrage.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The incident sparked public outrage and prompted the Police Department to launch an internal investigation.
    — Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of outrage
Noun
  • Denial gave way to rage, then rage collapsed into despair, for there is no bargain to be made with genocide.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Using this [execution] to invoke rage, or some political statement, is not something the families want.
    — Meagan Harris, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rage
Noun
  • Djrum is the rare DJ who operates almost entirely outside the world of genre; his sets swing from breakcore to IDM, jungle to techno, garage to field recordings to—well—whatever, really, depending on mood.
    — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Obviously, the mood has shifted around this college town thanks to the Hoosiers winning last year's CFP title, along with having a head coach in Curt Cignetti who has turned this program into a football juggernaut in just two years.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of mood
Noun
  • The details of the allegations, which disclosed how fraternity members used a Snapchat group chat to discuss the woman and events at the party with openly crude language, sparked fury across the nation.
    — Elissa Nadworny, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • But the North previously reacted with fury to major defections of its citizens, accusing South Korea of kidnapping them.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of fury
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“Lividness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lividness. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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