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Synonyms & Antonyms of riled
(Entry 1 of 2)
feeling or showing anger
- the woman was obviously riled, as she kept throwing things
Synonyms for riled
- angered,
- angry,
- apoplectic,
- ballistic,
- cheesed off
- [chiefly British],
- choleric,
- enraged,
- foaming,
- fuming,
- furious,
- hopping,
- horn-mad,
- hot,
- incensed,
- indignant,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriate,
- infuriated,
- irate,
- ireful,
- livid,
- mad,
- outraged,
- rabid,
- rankled,
- riley,
- roiled,
- shirty
- [chiefly British],
- sore,
- steamed up,
- steaming,
- teed off,
- ticked,
- wrathful,
- wroth
Words Related to riled
- boiling,
- bristling,
- bristly,
- burning,
- cross,
- huffy,
- passionate,
- seething,
- sizzling,
- smoldering
- (or smouldering),
- worked up,
- wrought (up)
- acrid,
- acrimonious,
- antagonistic,
- antipathetic,
- bitter,
- embittered,
- inimical,
- malevolent,
- piqued,
- rancorous,
- resentful,
- spiteful,
- vengeful,
- vindictive,
- virulent,
- vitriolic
- antisocial,
- cold,
- cool,
- disagreeable,
- disapproving,
- distant,
- frigid,
- icy,
- ill-tempered,
- sorehead
- (or soreheaded),
- sulky,
- unfriendly,
- unpleasant
Phrases Synonymous with riled
- bent out of shape,
- blue in the face,
- fit to be tied,
- going crook
- [Australian & New Zealand],
- hopping mad,
- hot under the collar,
- in a fume,
- in a huff,
- in a pet
Near Antonyms for riled
Antonyms for riled
riled
verbpast tense of rile
Synonyms & Antonyms of riled (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Synonyms for riled
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- ate,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- burned (up)
- (or burnt (up)),
- chafed,
- exasperated,
- frosted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- griped,
- hacked (off),
- irked,
- irritated,
- itched,
- narked
- [British],
- nettled,
- peeved,
- persecuted,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rasped,
- ruffled,
- spited,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Words Related to riled
- badgered,
- baited,
- bullyragged
- (also ballyragged),
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- pestered,
- plagued,
- teased
Phrases Synonymous with riled
Near Antonyms for riled
2
to make angry
- her husband isn't easily riled, but once he is, he stays that way for days
Synonyms for riled
- angered,
- enraged,
- incensed,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriated,
- ired,
- madded,
- maddened,
- outraged,
- rankled,
- roiled,
- steamed up,
- ticked off
Words Related to riled
- affronted,
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- burned (up)
- (or burnt (up)),
- crossed,
- exasperated,
- got,
- huffed,
- irritated,
- miffed,
- nettled,
- offended,
- peeved,
- piqued,
- provoked,
- put out,
- ruffled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Phrases Synonymous with riled
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