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

The Iranians moved their training base from Arizona to Mexico, and the team has been required to leave Los Angeles right after both matches, infuriating Ghalenoei. — ABC News, 21 June 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for infuriating

Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriating

Adjective

Ethan O’Connor seems well positioned for one of those jobs, and the prime challengers for the other are Damari Brown (whose availability is always a question because of the troublesome foot issue) and impressive second-year player Ja’boree Antoine.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 July 2026
Whiteflies are among the most troublesome, and tomatoes are one of their favorite hosts.

— The Spruce, The Spruce, 18 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

Adjective

There’s nothing more frustrating than booking a trip to paradise only to have your holiday consumed with bad weather.

— Kaitlyn McInnis, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
In a matter of seconds, the Current’s home victory over the NWSL’s top team turned into a frustrating draw.

— Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 23 July 2026

Definition of frustrating

Verb

Leaders of the Maine Democratic Party are still working toward a process to replace Graham Platner, without angering his supporters.

— Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 July 2026
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

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

Verb

Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026
The Manchester City star is fully back to his 2024 Ballon d’Or-winning self, marshaling the middle, providing amazing connection between the front and back and even annoying the French players with some gamesmanship near the end.

— Patrick Sung Cuadrado, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

Definition of annoying

Adjective

Sugar’s purpose in this earthly life — to reunite lost families in the City of Angels — is crumbling under the maddening impossibility of convicting a policeman of a crime in a world where the crime is the point.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 24 July 2026
Based on a video game, the sci-fi thriller is excellently maddening and surprisingly emotional.

— Brian Truitt, USA Today, 24 July 2026

Definition of maddening

Verb

Food often acts as a buffer, or coat, on the stomach, preventing supplements from irritating the stomach lining.

— Emmanuella Ogbonna, Health, 18 July 2026
And these lively, sometimes irritating, often messy, but always essential noises are the product of our species connecting and caring for one another.

— Dana Suskind, Time, 14 July 2026

Definition of irritating

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