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
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Trump was irate after agents served a search warrant on Mar-A-Lago in 2022 in an investigation over the former president’s handling of classified documents.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Arcadia Mayor Michael Cao, who has heard repeatedly from constituents irate about smash-and-grabs, the price of groceries and other problems a part-time suburban politician is ill-equipped to address, expected the move away from the Democratic Party.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Helen is irate and prepared to kill Trent on the spot, but in a turn of events, Sam kills Alex, his wife and Trent — all in a matter of seconds.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Kerr, who also picked up a late technical, was irate and screamed at the referees after the final buzzer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
Advertisement Arcadia Mayor Michael Cao, who has heard repeatedly from constituents irate about smash-and-grabs, the price of groceries and other problems a part-time suburban politician is ill-equipped to address, expected the move away from the Democratic Party.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
Helen is irate and prepared to kill Trent on the spot, but in a turn of events, Sam kills Alex, his wife and Trent — all in a matter of seconds.
—Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Dec. 2024
Kerr, who also picked up a late technical, was irate and screamed at the referees after the final buzzer.
—Danny Emerman, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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