INFURIATING Synonyms: 107 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of infuriating

as in enraging

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verb

present participle of infuriate

as in angering

to make angry the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach

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Recent Examples of infuriating

Adjective

This has been exceedingly infuriating to the vendor. — Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 17 May 2026 For me, that was just so infuriating. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026

Verb

If only the look from the outside-in had measured up the same way instead of descending into a fiasco as thousands faced infuriating delays getting to the stadium. — Kansas City Star, 17 June 2026 Known as the East West Connector, the nearly mile-long road was first proposed decades ago for drivers to escape infuriating bottlenecks when traveling east-west across the town. — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 17 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for infuriating

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriating

Adjective

That if you were deemed, as an enslaved person, if you were deemed troublesome or in some way unwanted, you would literally be sold down the river from the more northern states to the deeper south where you would potentially be treated even worse.

— Dana Taylor, USA Today, 3 July 2026
Right as that Cup window should theoretically be opening, Nurse’s deal could be troublesome.

— Corey Pronman, New York Times, 1 July 2026

Definition of troublesome

Verb

Before the agreement was announced, Israeli forces struck in Beirut, enraging Trump, who has publicly expressed his fury with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

— Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 15 June 2026
In May 2021, after being elected to Parliament, Ben-Gvir established a makeshift office in a Palestinian neighborhood in East Jerusalem, enraging local residents.

— Avi Issacharoff, The Atlantic, 22 May 2026

Definition of enraging

Verb

The mayor floated the idea to place Williams on probation for six months, angering the city manager’s supporters in the crowd.

— Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 3 July 2026
But both Mamdani and his police commissioner have repeatedly refused to discuss the nature of the event — angering some nearby business owners and raising questions about the use of public resources to cover private security.

— Jake Offenhartz, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of angering

Adjective

With the Angels, Mozeliak not only must overcome a losing culture, but also navigate a relationship with Moreno, a challenge his predecessors found exasperating.

— Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 30 June 2026
What followed was often exhilarating and, from around season three onward, often just as exasperating.

— Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 25 June 2026

Definition of exasperating

Adjective

As someone with a smaller waist-to-hip ratio, finding jeans that fit well is maddening.

— Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 23 June 2026
All of which makes Toy Story 5’s proposition that high-tech new additions, like proto-tablet antagonist Lilypad (Greta Lee), can also talk, think, and move around on their own downright maddening.

— Alison Willmore, Vulture, 18 June 2026

Definition of maddening

Verb

But these creams are specifically formulated with textures and ingredients that’ll support the skin without irritating the delicate eye area.

— Daley Quinn, Glamour, 9 July 2026
Unanswered workplace messages are a common, irritating phenomenon, often perceived as deliberate avoidance despite recipients being active elsewhere.

— Benjamin Laker, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026

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