List of 426 Sets of Synonyms - How they Differ - Total of 2307 Words - 11

SYNONYMS: anger, rage, fury, ire, wrath, resentment, indignation.
These nouns denote varying degrees of marked displeasure.

Anger, the most general, is strong displeasure: suppressed her anger; threw a book in a fit of anger.
Rage and fury are closely related in the sense of intense, explosive, often destructive emotion: Heaven has no rage like love to hatred turned. Beware the fury of a patient man.
Ire is a term for anger that is frequently encountered in literature: The best way to escape His ire Is, not to seem too happy.
Wrath applies especially to fervid anger that seeks vengeance or punishment, often on an epic scale: Rebellious words are sure to kindle a parent's wrath; the wrath of God.
Resentment refers to ill will and smouldering anger generated by a sense of grievance: The strike was caused by to the personal resentment of the foreman.
Indignation is righteous anger at something regarded as being wrongful, unjust, or evil: public indignation about takeovers causing people to lose their jobs.