as in infuriates
to make angry
it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known
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Recent Examples of angers
LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact.
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David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
What angers me is thinking about what could have been.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Silence only angers the other, and exacerbates their criticism and contempt.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Season 2 picks up after Kimmie marries businessman Horace Bellarie, inheriting a new sense of power that angers her in-laws, Netflix said in its release.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Fans have labeled the Longhorns’ quarterback as a Heisman Trophy candidate, which angers his grandfather.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026
What angers me is thinking about what could have been.
—Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 12 Dec. 2025
And nothing angers the Survivor gods more than reality TV hubris.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Kirk assassination angers and unsettles leaders, residents The assassination of Kirk, which happened in front of hundreds of people and was captured on video and widely circulated on social media, has in particular rattled the nation and drawn condemnation from across the political spectrum.
—Mark Vancleave, Twin Cities, 13 Sep. 2025
Silence only angers the other, and exacerbates their criticism and contempt.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
Season 2 picks up after Kimmie marries businessman Horace Bellarie, inheriting a new sense of power that angers her in-laws, Netflix said in its release.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2025
After being told that Dawn is dead, Gaal mocks Demerzel for pretending to grieve, which angers the robot.
—Rafael Motamayor, Vulture, 15 Aug. 2025
Fans have labeled the Longhorns’ quarterback as a Heisman Trophy candidate, which angers his grandfather.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for angers
Verb
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Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
26 Feb. 2026
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No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.—
Brian Hall,
Twin Cities,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.—
Hillary Rodham Clinton,
The Atlantic,
29 Jan. 2026
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This enrages Rebecca, who demands half his new salary, and the pair engage in a battle for control.—
Ilana Gordon,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Think of something that annoys you, connect it to masculinity by adding bro, and proceed as though that bro were a category of person.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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One of its two young sibling protagonists, Amber (Bianca Belle), channels her feelings about the recent death of her mother into drawings of creatures born out of her troubled imagination, some of whom enact violence against the classmate who annoys her.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
1 Dec. 2025
Verb
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If something irritates you, the Aries moon encourages you to speak up.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
21 Feb. 2026
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There’s another distinctly New York habit that irritates Manville — at the end of the performances, theatergoers leap to their feat, not just to applaud, but to whip out their cellphones to record the curtain call.—
Brent Lang,
Variety,
16 Jan. 2026
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“Angers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/angers. Accessed 5 Mar. 2026.
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