Synonyms of infuriate

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verb

in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ˌāt 

as in to enrage

to make angry

the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

infuriate

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adjective

in-ˈfyu̇r-ē-ət 

as in infuriated

feeling or showing anger

Casanova made a hasty retreat from the woman's bedroom, with the infuriate husband in hot pursuit

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriated
• angry
• enraged
• angered
• outraged
• indignant
• mad
• furious
• ballistic
• annoyed
• irate
• rabid
• riled
• incensed
• passionate
• sore
• apoplectic
• irritable
• fuming
• inflamed
• livid
• wrathful
• in a huff
• hot under the collar
• ireful
• blue in the face
• rankled
• fit to be tied
• hopping mad
• hot
• bent out of shape
• steaming
• choleric
• exasperated
• in a pet
• aggravated
• foaming
• in a fume
• wroth
• roiled
• going crook
• cheesed off
• ticked
• shirty
• horn-mad
• hopping
• steamed up
• embittered
• seething
• vindictive
• spiteful
• unpleasant
• cross
• antagonistic
• resentful
• vengeful
• riley
• boiling
• teed off
• malevolent
• inimical
• ranting
• bristling
• disagreeable
• virulent
• worked up
• sizzling
• antipathetic
• vitriolic
• acrimonious
• wrought (up)
• smoldering
• petulant
• rancorous
• huffy
• burning
• irascible
• unfriendly
• cantankerous
• peevish
• sulky
• distant
• perturbed
• antisocial
• churlish
• disapproving
• bristly
• fretful
• grumpy
• raving
• belligerent
• piqued
• snappish
• frigid
• stormy
• acrid
• grouchy
• icy
• pugnacious
• bilious
• dyspeptic
• bitter
• touchy
• querulous
• ornery
• contrary
• cranky
• inflammable
• cold
• testy
• quarrelsome
• contentious
• ill-tempered
• crabby
• cool
• fussy
• sorehead
• ill-humored
• disputatious
• argumentative
• quick-tempered
• bearish
• put out

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delighted
• pleased
• accepting
• agreeable
• amenable
• happy
• friendly
• sympathetic
• complaisant
• accommodating
• satisfied
• content
• amicable
• obliging
• cordial
• angerless
• calm
• tolerant
• pleasant
• understanding
• empathetic
• amiable
• peaceable
• sweet
• good-natured
• serene
• kind
• placid
• tranquil
• affable
• easygoing
• pacific
• genial
• unembittered
• good-tempered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of infuriate

Verb

But maybe that low point and the unexpected departure of Stokes and the return of Joe Root as Test captain ahead of the white-ball skipper has proved a turning point for one of the most gifted but infuriating batters of his generation. — Paul Newman, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

There are a variety of reasons for this — from reasonable to infuriating — why those who paid higher prices won’t be getting refunds. — Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026

Adjective

Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors. — Allison Morrow, CNN, 5 Mar. 2025

The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically. — Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023