Indignant and Rankled

Indignant

Indignant adjective - Feeling or showing anger.
Usage example: the poker player became indignant at the accusation of cheating

Rankled and indignant are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rankled" instead an adjective "Indignant".

Nearby Words: indignation, indignantly

Rankled

Rankled adjective - Feeling or showing anger.
Usage example: our supervisor was rankled by all the unexpected delays and problems we ran into

Indignant and rankled are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Indignant" instead an adjective "Rankled".

Nearby Word: rankling
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