as in enrages
to make angry
the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach
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Recent Examples of infuriates
Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone.
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Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.
—Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, Ashur’s idea to achieve this goal infuriates everyone.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026
No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz.
—Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026
Unfortunately, Ashur’s idea to achieve this goal infuriates everyone.
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025
Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes.
—David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025
Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriates
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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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
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What angers me is thinking about what could have been.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
Verb
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What is the pettiest thing that annoys you during a race weekend?—
Jeff Gluck,
New York Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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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
Verb
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Castor Oil Castor oil irritates the digestive system of the moles and makes the soil less inviting to them.—
Nadia Hassani,
The Spruce,
7 Mar. 2026
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Weed pollen typically irritates people in the late summer and early fall.—
Seth Jacobson,
wickedlocal.com,
5 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The thing that outrages, the thing that shocks, the thing that elicits the greatest response, and the greatest response of all of those emotional reactions is outrage, is fear, is shock, is anger.—
David Frum,
The Atlantic,
31 Dec. 2025
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Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Infuriates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriates. Accessed 18 Mar. 2026.
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