Anger
Anger noun - An intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something.
Usage example: managed to stifle his anger when the receptionist put him on hold for the third time
Resentment is a synonym for anger in rage topic. In some cases you can use "Resentment" instead a noun "Anger", when it comes to topics like indignation, annoyance, annoyed.
Resentment
Resentment noun - The feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity.
Usage example: my resentment at being spoken to like I'm stupid
Anger is a synonym for resentment in feeling topic. You can use "Anger" instead a noun "Resentment", if it concerns topics such as indignation, bitterness.
Mutual synonyms
How words are described
| burning | burning anger | burning resentment |
| clear | clear anger | clear resentment |
| pure | pure anger | pure resentment |
| public | public anger | public resentment |
| Other adjectives: initial, deep, petty, furious, extreme, great, intense, bitter, deep-seated, understandable, general, murderous, less, mutual, outright, lingering, growing, justified, repressed, seething, resulting. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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Heroic Self-Deprecation: Upon being offered the Master Sword, Link hesitates, saying that due to his lingering feeling of anger and resentment that he is not worthy to even touch the holy blade.
Source: Manga / The Legend of Zelda - Both the show and the song focus much more on Sweeney's own search for her own beliefs than any sort of anger or resentment.
Source: Religion Rant Song -
So I'm trying to use this encounter with Lobo and her moment in the Red Lantern Corps as a pivot point to work through her anger/resentment and emerge as the Supergirl we'd all like to see.
Cite this Source
Resentment and Anger. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 16, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/anger/resentment
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