1
: roused to ire
an irate taxpayer
2
: arising from anger
irate words
irately
adverb
irateness
noun
Synonyms
- angered
- angry
- apoplectic
- ballistic
- cheesed off [chiefly British]
- choleric
- enraged
- foaming
- fuming
- furious
- hopping
- horn-mad
- hot
- incensed
- indignant
- inflamed
- enflamed
- infuriate
- infuriated
- ireful
- livid
- mad
- outraged
- rabid
- rankled
- riled
- riley
- roiled
- shirty [chiefly British]
- sore
- steamed up
- steaming
- teed off
- ticked
- wrathful
- wroth
Examples of irate in a Sentence
Irate viewers called the television network to complain about the show.
the big increase in cable rates prompted a flood of irate calls and letters
Recent Examples on the Web
No curfew or irate parents waited at home to punish them.
—
Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
Roberts seemed conscious that Pynchon, who is legendarily private, would be irate to have his manuscripts and letters rerouted.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The former president famously grew irate with Netanyahu, who was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Biden on his 2020 electoral victory as Trump was still contesting the results of the election.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 26 July 2024
Consumers’ confusion is so high that a YouTube video on how to cancel your Albert subscription has attracted more than 15,000 views and dozens of comments from irate users.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
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Weike Wang, The Atlantic, 26 Oct. 2024
Roberts seemed conscious that Pynchon, who is legendarily private, would be irate to have his manuscripts and letters rerouted.
—Tad Friend, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024
The former president famously grew irate with Netanyahu, who was one of the first world leaders to congratulate Biden on his 2020 electoral victory as Trump was still contesting the results of the election.
—Lalee Ibssa, ABC News, 26 July 2024
Consumers’ confusion is so high that a YouTube video on how to cancel your Albert subscription has attracted more than 15,000 views and dozens of comments from irate users.
—Jeff Kauflin, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for irate
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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