RILED Synonyms: 264 Similar and Opposite Words

riled 1 of 2

adjective

as in angry

feeling or showing anger the woman was obviously riled, as she kept throwing things

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riled

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verb

past tense of rile

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me

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as in infuriated

to make angry her husband isn't easily riled, but once he is, he stays that way for days

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Recent Examples of riled

Adjective

Jacobs, at least in the movie, never gets riled or angry or stressed. —

Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026 The more people tell them to pipe down, the more riled up Kizzi and Joe get. —

Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 13 Jan. 2026 They’re aided by a small team of assistants who double as dogsitters when Siwa’s poodle Clyde gets too riled up in the dance studio — he’s been known to nip the ankles of men. —

Scottie Andrew, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2025

Verb

That’s the only explicable reason for Australians to be riled up by comments from a guy most American fans can’t pick out of a lineup, whose most productive season came for a club literally named the Rough Riders. —

Ian Nicholas Quillen, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 After New York pulled off a 29-point comeback against the Spurs at Madison Square Garden on Wednesday, June 10, riled up fans flocked to the San Antonio team's New York City hotel, where Wembanyama was met with boos and nearly pelted with eggs. —

Natasha Dye, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026 The issue has riled the pharmaceutical industry and contributed to a long-standing clash with hospitals over the 340B drug discount program. —

Ed Silverman, STAT, 1 June 2026 Even when The Breadwinner starts to tiptoe toward potential reactionary ideas about who belongs in the workplace and who belongs at home, the movie backs off and makes sure that no leaves the theater riled up. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 28 May 2026 New York — Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang, who has a net worth estimated at roughly $200 billion, was recently asked about California’s wealth tax proposal that has some billionaires riled up. —

Nathaniel Meyersohn, CNN Money, 15 May 2026 Boldy returned to action with the second line for the second period — drawing a roar from the crowd that was riled up about the officiating throughout the first period — and assisted on a goal that tied it at 2. —

CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026 Stuttgart’s Chris Führich had riled the home team with the opener in the 21st minute, but Bayern’s Raphaël Guerreiro, Nicolas Jackson and Alphonso Davies replied by scoring in a six-minute spell in the first half. —

ABC News, 19 Apr. 2026 The common threads are authors being riled at adaptations that do not — in their view — closely honor the source material, or feel like their views are not being taken into account. —

James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 14 Apr. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for riled

Adjective

Lee remembers her parents sending her to a friend’s house several blocks away when an angry mob showed up at her family’s home to protest Black residents moving into the Fort Worth neighborhood.

— Tesfaye Negussie, ABC News, 19 June 2026
According to the volunteer, Niemann got angry after NOT getting fire ant relief, kicked a white flag, kicked some sand, and then proceeded to launch his iron into the fescue area.

— Zach Dean OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 June 2026