irate
adjective
, ˈī-ˌ, i-ˈrāt\
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Synonyms & Antonyms for irate
Synonyms
angered, angry, apoplectic, ballistic, cheesed off [chiefly British], choleric, enraged, foaming, fuming, furious, hopping, horn-mad, hot, incensed, indignant, inflamed (also enflamed), infuriate, infuriated, ireful, livid, mad, outraged, rabid, rankled, riled, riley, roiled, shirty [chiefly British], sore, steamed up, steaming, teed off, ticked, wrathful, wroth
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The explanation did little to soothe an irate public or politicians who were being asked to deliver alternatives. — al, "How the I-10 project was killed," 1 Sep. 2019 On Saturday, a friend called to say that the Pembroke Pines Popeye’s had run out of sandwiches, with a hapless worker carrying a cardboard sign informing irate drive-through customers. — Michael Mayo, sun-sentinel.com, "Chicken sandwich mania at Popeye’s: big crowds, long waits and our critic’s take," 25 Aug. 2019 Her father, who had worked closely with the U.S. government for so long to free her, was irate. — Missy Ryan, Washington Post, "‘No one just goes hiking in Afghanistan’: American woman gave birth as a Taliban hostage. Now she seeks to end her mystery.," 23 Aug. 2019 After this hearing, the chief congressional champion of this SLS rocket, Alabama Senator Richard Shelby, was irate. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "NASA chief alienates Senators needed to fund the Moon program," 16 Aug. 2019 Those actions were often met with irate reactions from people who say that the indiscriminate use of tear gas affected young children and the elderly playing no part in the protests. — Isabella Steger, Quartz, "1,000 canisters of tear gas and 160 rubber bullets: Hong Kong’s summer of dissent, by the numbers," 5 Aug. 2019 According to a police report, Saggio became irate and was screaming while walking into the parking lot. — Erik S. Hanley, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "A Milwaukee man tried to steal a security camera from the Menards in Oak Creek, report says," 18 July 2019 Whereas Ms Shelton has called for a strong dollar, Mr Trump gets irate when other countries seek to depreciate against it. — The Economist, "President Donald Trump is trying to fill two jobs at the Fed," 4 July 2019 San Juan, Puerto Rico -- Puerto Rico braced early Monday for what many people expected to be one of the biggest protests ever seen in the U.S. territory as irate islanders pledged to drive Gov. Ricardo Rosselló from office. — CBS News, "Puerto Rico braces for what could be one of its biggest protests ever," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'irate.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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