Synonyms of enrage

enrage

verb

in-ˈrāj 

as in to infuriate

to make angry

the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriate
• anger
• annoy
• outrage
• irritate
• rile
• mad
• inflame
• offend
• rankle
• ire
• roil
• aggravate
• provoke
• madden
• steam up
• incense
• tick off
• exasperate
• rub the wrong way
• vex
• affront
• antagonize
• ruffle
• pique
• burn (up)
• peeve
• cross
• embitter
• get one's goat
• huff
• put out
• get
• nettle
• miff
• envenom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• please
• delight
• gratify
• relieve
• allay
• assuage
• soothe
• appease
• placate
• comfort
• pacify
• console
• conciliate
• calm
• settle
• mollify
• quiet
• disarm
• charm
• lull
• captivate
• beguile
• enchant
• bewitch

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of enrage

Paul, the chairman of the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee, was enraged by the infectious disease expert’s refusal to engage with lawmakers. — Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 29 July 2026

Pierre, a first-generation immigrant from Haiti, said he’s enraged by the deaths and sees them as a reminder that any situation could hit close to home. — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca. — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Year in and year out, in incidents small and noticeably larger, refinery accidents enraged neighbors and attracted regulators. — Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026