Synonyms of angers

angers

verb

present tense third-person singular of anger

as in infuriates

to make angry

it's virtually impossible to anger Mrs. Peterson—she's the most easygoing person I've ever known

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriates
• enrages
• annoys
• irritates
• outrages
• riles
• inflames
• offends
• rankles
• maddens
• roils
• aggravates
• incenses
• provokes
• ires
• mads
• ticks off
• exasperates
• steams up
• vexes
• rubs the wrong way
• miffs
• affronts
• piques
• crosses
• antagonizes
• embitters
• huffs
• burns (up)
• gets
• peeves
• ruffles
• gets one's goat
• nettles
• puts out
• envenoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleases
• delights
• relieves
• gratifies
• soothes
• allays
• assuages
• comforts
• appeases
• calms
• consoles
• settles
• quiets
• disarms
• pacifies
• placates
• captivates
• lulls
• beguiles
• mollifies
• charms
• enchants
• conciliates
• bewitches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of angers

According to the myth, Agamemnon angers the goddess Artemis by killing one of her sacred deer. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 July 2026

Lai, who won election two years ago, and his ruling DPP champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position ​that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as an inviolable part of Chinese territory. — Reuters, NBC news, 19 July 2026

All the spending on the national events angers one supervisor at a Florida airport. — Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 3 July 2026

That angers Oswadeliz Nuñez, whose son Daniel Núñez remains missing after being deported. — Sergio Martínez-Beltrán, NPR, 30 June 2026

In all, PayPal Park is allowed to host as many as 15 concerts a year, a number that delights some live music fans and angers those in the neighborhood who are concerned about the noise that these shows will generate. — Jim Harrington, Mercury News, 3 June 2026

Becerra has received a lot of support from Big Oil, which also angers progressives but is also probably a good thing since California still needs a lot of oil. — Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 31 May 2026

Set in 1986, the story follows two brothers, Irwin and Gary Pearl, whose get-rich scheme to help clean up the Gowanus Canal ends in disaster after Irwin (Teller), a nebbish family man, angers Russian mobsters by unwittingly witnessing their criminal activity. — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 17 May 2026

LaCava said the change seems like another city policy that angers many residents without major impact. — David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Feb. 2026