as in enraged
feeling or showing anger
an infuriated correspondent who keeps sending increasingly vicious letters
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as in angered
to make angry
the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach
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Recent Examples of infuriated
Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk inspired and infuriated millions of Americans with his hard-line conservative views and often incendiary language.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
What really infuriated him was the inability to contact customer service.
—Contessa Brewer,alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit said that groundswell of support infuriated Bove, who was portrayed in one video as the Batman villain Bane, while Driscoll was depicted as Batman.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The comment infuriated the band’s manager, Albert Grossman, who also managed Dylan.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The sentence infuriated survivors.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Anyone infuriated about the failure to adequately address climate change and the shortcomings in national emergency preparedness will find plenty here to stoke their anger.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
The scale of the destruction shocked and infuriated Cutright, according to a different source familiar with the incident who did not want to be identified because he was not authorized to speak publicly about the matter.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 12 Sep. 2025
Kirk inspired and infuriated millions of Americans with his hard-line conservative views and often incendiary language.
—Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
What really infuriated him was the inability to contact customer service.
—Contessa Brewer,alex Sherman, CNBC, 11 Sep. 2025
The lawsuit said that groundswell of support infuriated Bove, who was portrayed in one video as the Batman villain Bane, while Driscoll was depicted as Batman.
—Carrie Johnson, NPR, 10 Sep. 2025
The comment infuriated the band’s manager, Albert Grossman, who also managed Dylan.
—Jordan Runtagh, PEOPLE, 10 Sep. 2025
The sentence infuriated survivors.
—Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
Anyone infuriated about the failure to adequately address climate change and the shortcomings in national emergency preparedness will find plenty here to stoke their anger.
—David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 6 Sep. 2025
Her son’s middling grades infuriated her.
—Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 3 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriated
Adjective
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As voices across the political spectrum call to lower the temperature following the shooting death of conservative activist Charlie Kirk on Wednesday, many in the MAGA world are mourning his loss, with some enraged and escalating their rhetoric online.—
Will Steakin,
ABC News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Money floods into affected districts, muffling outrage precisely when constituents are most enraged.—
John J. Donohue,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Sep. 2025
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However, sharp spending cuts have angered many, while corruption allegations against senior officials have dented his party’s odds ahead of next month’s vote, which could determine the future of Milei’s presidency.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Some of the most passionate television fans are those who watch Big Brother, and the latest game twist has angered them, creating a backlash on social media.—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the same time, the new chief executive officer of the British Fashion Council, a former fashion editor who was most recently executive creative director of Selfridges, isn’t frustrated or angry about the myriad challenges London fashion is facing right now.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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Conservatives are right to mourn his death and to be righteously angry.—
Nicole Russell,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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Other Sky fans were similarly surprised and outraged by an unexpected announcement of an automatic renewal with a substantial increase last year.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Colts fans lashed out at the Indianapolis team, as well, and The Cincinnati Enquirer ran an indignant letter to the editor demanding an apology from the Bengals owner for failing to recognize Kirk and pledging to boycott until then.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
16 Sep. 2025
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The YouTuber Andrew Callaghan has been documenting off-kilter American politics since before the 2020 election, but the recent interview on his Channel 5 web show with an indignant Hunter Biden caught wide attention.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
18 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Margot’s father still annoyed them from time to time.—
Josh Davis,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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Everyone Lee comes into contact with is at minimum annoyed with him most of the time, if not outright hating him.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
4 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Never one to shy away from making a scene at the annual Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, Bürstner came on mission this year, unleashing a furious innovation offensive that included novelties like a moving bathroom and a small semi-integrated motorhome dressed up like a camper van.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
15 Sep. 2025
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As if Destiny 2 needed any more disasters right now, a new one has surfaced that has players furious.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Yeah, Silver’s comments really irritated me.—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
11 Sep. 2025
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Think flying in spring water to a Caribbean island because a female client thought the local water irritated her scalp.—
Louis J. Esterhazy,
Footwear News,
7 Sep. 2025
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“Infuriated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriated. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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