IRING Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

iring

verb

present participle of ire

as in angering

to make angry nothing ires him more than having to wait for his dinner

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Data center demand began driving up electric bills last year across a 13-state electricity grid stretching from Illinois to New Jersey and Maryland, angering ratepayers.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
Indeed, the survey showed that use of the horn is the most common action when drivers consider another driver to be annoying or angering them.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angering

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The podcaster Candace Owens drove those theories, infuriating her former employer, Daily Wire founder Ben Shapiro.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
With its gridlocked terminals, infuriating delays and long lines for everything from security checks to coffee, LAX might be where patience goes to die.

— Bethanne Patrick, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of infuriating

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This book is built from Norris’s Race Card Project, where people distill their experience of race into six words, resulting in an archive of experiences that are heartbreaking, enraging, but also at times hopeful.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Nov. 2026
However, the company gave no notice to local astronomers, further enraging them.

— Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of enraging

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That unexpected fandom has grown over the past two years, with unlikely converts taking to the internet’s alleyways to spread the good word—and, in the process, annoying the doubters.

— Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 21 Oct. 2026
Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoying

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On Sunday, Philadelphia Eagles Coach Nick Sirianni and Washington Commanders Coach Dan Quinn missed the mark in spectacularly costly ways, riling up two fan bases already on edge.

— Rick Maese, Washington Post, 12 Oct. 2026
Which is why, in a bit of an odd turn of events, Sumrall riling up some SEC drama might just be valuable.

— Noah White, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of riling

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Its construction required detonating explosives in the national monument, blasting apart an area called Monument Hill and outraging tribal leaders.

— Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 2 Nov. 2026
The Hitlerite hordes are murdering and outraging the peaceful inhabitants of our country, having no mercy on women, children or old people.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of outraging

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