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Synonyms for livid

Most common

angry furious incensed irate ashen blanched blue

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

1. Angry — so angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish

angry, furious, incensed, irate, mad, sore, wrathful, cross, ireful, indignant, annoyed, irritated, choleric, pissed vulgar informal AU CA, pissed off vulgar informal, wroth formal dated

3. Blue — having a dark, bluish appearance

blue, black and blue informal, purplish, bluish, discolored US, discoloured UK, purply, cerulescent

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Having a dark, bluish appearance.

  2. adj. 2

    Pale, pallid.

  3. adj. 3

    So angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.

Related words

Word family
lividity lividness

Example sentences

  • angry I was angry about missing that film at the cinema.
  • furious Layla was furious that Sami conspired against her.
  • incensed He was incensed by their lack of incentives.
  • irate How would you deal with an angry or irate customer?
  • ashen We were worried about her ashen appearance.
  • blanched After they've been blanched, the artichokes can be frozen.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
lividrising
angryrising
furiousrising
incensedrising
iraterising
ashenrising

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
mad1, wan1
4 letters
blue1, grey1, gray1, pale1, sore1, ashy2
5 letters
white1, cross1, angry2, pasty, irate2, ashen2, wroth
6 letters
pissed1, bluish2, pallid2, sallow, purply, ireful
7 letters
furious3, annoyed2, ghastly2
8 letters
incensed2, purplish2, blanched, wrathful, choleric3
9 letters
irritated4, colorless3, indignant3, bloodless2
10 letters
colourless, discolored3, cadaverous
11 letters
discoloured, cerulescent

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (ashy2 = 2 syllables).

In other languages

Français
livide
Español
lívido
Deutsch
aschfahl