as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of irate
That’s why the fan base was irate at the officiating, and the Eagles sideline didn’t seem thrilled with the officials, either.
—
Zach Berman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The scene doesn’t go as planned, leading its irate French director Caroline Lescot (Nathalie Richard) to cause a slapstick ruckus, shot at a distance by Köhler’s camera.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, the Cañon City Council voted to draft a censure motion after an irate crowd demanded the councilwoman’s removal.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Simeone became increasingly irate and kept trying to push his way past those holding him back.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
Zach Berman, New York Times, 6 Oct. 2025
The scene doesn’t go as planned, leading its irate French director Caroline Lescot (Nathalie Richard) to cause a slapstick ruckus, shot at a distance by Köhler’s camera.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 28 Sep. 2025
Nevertheless, the Cañon City Council voted to draft a censure motion after an irate crowd demanded the councilwoman’s removal.
—Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 20 Sep. 2025
Simeone became increasingly irate and kept trying to push his way past those holding him back.
—Ben Church, CNN Money, 18 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for irate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
Adjective
-
Snook and Lacy, who display such sharp instincts in their best work, seem to have been directed to overact; cameras freeze on their exaggeratedly bewildered or angry or devastated expressions, putting exclamation points at the end of too many scenes.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
6 Nov. 2025
-
So what actually makes Powell angry?—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.—
Judith Martin,
Mercury News,
13 Oct. 2025
-
Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.—
Daniella Gray,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
-
An enraged University of Iowa student was arrested after a Turning Point USA table was flipped on campus in an incident that was caught on video.—
Peter D'Abrosca,
FOXNews.com,
6 Nov. 2025
-
Which casts a show seemingly designed to bypass all judgments with respect to storytelling and taste, gliding straight to the pleasure center of some imaginary horny, enraged, shopaholic feminine id, in a fairly sinister light.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Health experts and Black leaders were outraged at his statement.—
Bea L. Hines,
Miami Herald,
24 Oct. 2025
-
Parents would likely be outraged to learn the department isn’t more consistently tracking this information, said Charles Hobson, a professor at Indiana University Northwest and a board member of the advocacy group Stop Educator Sexual Abuse Misconduct & Exploitation.—
Danielle DuClos,
jsonline.com,
17 Oct. 2025
Adjective
-
Soon, the faces of the angered New York City citizens around her soften.—
Angelica Jade Bastién,
Vulture,
15 Aug. 2025
Adjective
-
Cue more furious backlash from the Democratic base.—
Jon Allsop,
New Yorker,
11 Nov. 2025
-
Sources said Turness, the BBC News chief, was blocked by the board from making a statement, a turn of events that is said to have left her furious.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
10 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
There's a reasonable chance that your Dem Senator who voted against it and is acting mad now was in on the play.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
-
Elizabeth is the budding mad doctor’s fiancee, who’s dismembered under the blades of a rogue lawnmower in the opening scene of the film.—
Katie Rife,
Vulture,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
-
Of the 45 missiles fired by Russia, some of which were ballistic weapons, only nine had been intercepted.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
-
Samples of the Yuba County home’s walls even withstood ballistic testing, Lin said, as they were taken to a range and shot with guns multiple times.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share