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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as in anger
an intense emotional state of displeasure with someone or something
his irateness was such that we feared he might have a heart attack or stroke
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Recent Examples of irate
Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some lawmakers been bombarded with constituent phone calls and berated at town halls by voters irate at the dramatic cuts to the federal government.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
So, for now, umpires, batters, and the occasional irate manager can still meet at home plate to snarl over balls and strike calls.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
So what starts as a simple group attack against one animal can feel like you’re stuck in a stampede with multiple alien monsters getting rather irate.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Adjective
Smith’s initial attempt at a handmade bat didn’t go well, and Holman was irate.
—Zack Meisel, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
Some lawmakers been bombarded with constituent phone calls and berated at town halls by voters irate at the dramatic cuts to the federal government.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 4 Mar. 2025
So, for now, umpires, batters, and the occasional irate manager can still meet at home plate to snarl over balls and strike calls.
—Julia Andersen, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025
So what starts as a simple group attack against one animal can feel like you’re stuck in a stampede with multiple alien monsters getting rather irate.
—Ollie Barder, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irate
Adjective
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An angry man, the same one from earlier, bellows at Jackson as he is muscled off the ball, and there are more expletives as Chelsea pass it backwards after getting close to Everton’s penalty area.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
28 Apr. 2025
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In 2010, under pressure over the healthcare overhaul that became known as Obamacare, a number of House Democrats skipped public events after facing angry town halls the previous summer.—
Steve Peoples and Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Fear leads to anger, anger leads to hate, hate leads to …boffo box office!—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2025
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The focal point of our anger and pain may not even know we are hurt.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
26 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Before the arrest, some indignant residents took to social media to speculate about a possible motive — alleging without proof that unscrupulous developers or even the city itself may have orchestrated the acts.—
Grace Toohey,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Apr. 2025
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And the prime minister of Greenland, Mute B. Egede, said in an indignant statement that there would be no meetings between U.S. officials and Greenland’s government.—
Tim Balk,
New York Times,
28 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The Smithsonian, the vast complex of museums that millions of Americans visit every year to see Lincoln’s top hat, the Spirit of St. Louis, Harriet Tubman’s shawl, a moon rock, and Dorothy’s ruby slippers, is at the center of the executive order’s indignation.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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In a moment of feigned indignation, Sandler threatened to storm out of the ceremony, which prompted O'Brien to apologize for his attack.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
3 Mar. 2025
Noun
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In September of that year a hurricane hit, and Long Island bore the brunt of its wrath, leaving only destruction in its wake.—
Elyssa Goodman,
Them.,
25 Apr. 2025
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Poland has escaped much of Trump’s wrath over European defense spending, given that Warsaw is looking to invest close to 5% of its GDP on security this year and has repeatedly called on allies to up their own contributions in the arena.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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My colleagues are stumped as to the real reason why, as am I. This has been a hot topic in my field and the outpouring of outrage and kindness has been overwhelming.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Denver Post,
22 Apr. 2025
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My colleagues are stumped as to the real reason why, as am I. This has been a hot topic in my field, and the outpouring of outrage and kindness has been overwhelming.—
R. Eric Thomas,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Prosecutors allege that Read, 45, deliberately hit O’Keefe with her SUV in a drunken rage and left him to die in the snow in January 2022.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2025
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If Episode 2 was the depiction of fire and uncontrollable rage — with Tommy flaming down an unrelenting monster known as a bloater, and Abby (Kaitlyn Dever) torturing and killing Joel — Episode 3 is the opposite.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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At that point, a furious Boone earned himself an ejection from home plate ump Adam Beck, whose zone the manager already had complaints about.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
20 Apr. 2025
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Davis had 23 points at Viejas Arena in a game the Spartans led by 21 before a furious Aztecs rally produced for an improbable 71-68 victory.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
15 Apr. 2025
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irate. Accessed 5 May. 2025.
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