livid
Extremely angry, bursting with rage.
livid in a sentence
- Mum was livid when she found muddy footprints across the clean carpet.
- The coach was livid when half the players turned up an hour late for the final.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to livid?
- Ahappy
- Bcalm
- Cpleased
- Dfurious
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D: furious. The other three mean the opposite of livid.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to livid?
- Araging
- Bfurious
- Cfuming
- Dcalm
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D: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as livid.
Words that mean something similar
furious, fuming, raging
Words that mean the opposite
calm, pleased, happy
More words about emotions & feelings
- loathe: To dislike something so strongly that you can hardly bear it.
- malady: An illness or disease.
- marvel: To be filled with wonder and amazement.
- melancholy: Feeling or showing a deep, quiet sadness.
- mirth: Happy laughter and fun.
- morose: Gloomy, silent and in a bad mood.
- mournful: Full of sadness, especially about a loss.
- nauseating: So horrible that it makes you feel sick.
More words to explore
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