IRATE Synonyms: 161 Similar and Opposite Words

irate

adjective

ī-ˈrāt

Definition of irate

as in angry

feeling or showing anger the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters

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Recent Examples of irate Utah fans were irate watching the coaching staff get gutted and star talent exit. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 And an irate Washington had to do battle with another opponent – the Continental Congress – in order to have his troops’ rations restored. — Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 4 Sep. 2026 In June, the Florida Bulldog published an article detailing how Alvarez’s campaign was being bankrolled by Trump allies who were irate by Ruiz’s ruling in the presidential library case. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026 Celebrities in superyachts sail into Venice this week for the three-day wedding party of Amazon tycoon Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez, despite irate locals who say the UNESCO city is no billionaire's playground. — Darren Cooper, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for irate

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate

Adjective

His second confrontation is with an angry, judgmental version of Original Vision who accuses him of cowardice and inaction for denying his identity for so long.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 4 Nov. 2026
His familiar cast of angry, sometimes menacing children began to give way to quieter, more introspective figures.

— Daniel Cassady for ARTnews, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

Humiliated and enraged, Shurpanakha flees and recounts the incident to her brother Khara, setting in motion a series of confrontations between the rakshasas and Rama and Lakshmana.

— Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
And not just any velociraptor, but the enraged dinosaur that pushed franchise champion Rachel Reilly into a volcano, thereby burning the reality TV icon to a crisp in a sea of lava.

— Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraged

Adjective

Thomas complains about being stuck in the Keanu Reeves movie Speed, which sends Paladin off on a surprisingly indignant, knowledgeable pop-culture rant.

— Tasha Robinson, Vulture, 28 Oct. 2026
His tone was reminiscent of the indignant woman in Yamaska who’d unloaded on me while walking her dog.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

The bar has been sparsely attended on what would normally be busy Saturday nights as some angered customers have called for a boycott, according to The Boston Globe.

— Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
Police said the two male juveniles became angered when the other three would not take them to buy marijuana.

— Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026

Definition of angered

Adjective

The Democratic Socialists of America sparked furious outrage after tapping controversial Twitch star Hasan Piker to anchor their election night broadcast.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Exasperated and furious over their inaction, Heumann and a group of disability activists staged a sit-in at the San Francisco Health, Education and Welfare federal building on Apr 5, 1977.

— Barry Levitt, Time, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of furious

Adjective

In our era of No Kings rallies, the contemporary political relevance of a mad ruler demanding public displays of fealty is so obvious that Prikryl doesn’t need to press the point very hard.

— Langdon Hammer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
Heather may or may not be mad that Tamra took selfies with Jenn and not with her.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of mad

Adjective

That changed in recent months, with a truce breaking down, and the Houthis lobbing drones, ballistic and cruise missiles across Saudi Arabia.

— Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
Zelensky said earlier this week that on multiple occasions Ukraine had received no US intelligence warnings of ballistic strikes.

— Lauren Kent, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026