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as in angering
to make angry
the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer
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Recent Examples of enraging
Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Orbán had vetoed the bill after initially agreeing to it, enraging EU officials and counterparts across the 27-nation bloc.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
But every single thing that is enraging us about what’s going on at the federal level is also happening right here in Tarrant County.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Talking about a movie, good or bad, is free marketing, and Fennell seems to understand better than most that enraging potential ticket-holders is a promotional strategy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Hulu This startling three-part docuseries tells the unfortunate, enraging story of Larry Ray.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Cramped, about living with debilitating period pain, is funny, educational, and at times enraging.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Paul’s antics are enraging, a bit funny, and a perfect encapsulation of the Chris Paul experience.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats voted to keep the government open back then, enraging Democrats who had wanted to use the pressure point to fight back against the administration.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
The culmination of the story is Michael revealing on stage that this would be the Jacksons' last show together, enraging his father Joe Jackson (Colman Domingo).
—Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
Orbán had vetoed the bill after initially agreeing to it, enraging EU officials and counterparts across the 27-nation bloc.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
But every single thing that is enraging us about what’s going on at the federal level is also happening right here in Tarrant County.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2026
Talking about a movie, good or bad, is free marketing, and Fennell seems to understand better than most that enraging potential ticket-holders is a promotional strategy.
—Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 9 Feb. 2026
Hulu This startling three-part docuseries tells the unfortunate, enraging story of Larry Ray.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Jan. 2026
Cramped, about living with debilitating period pain, is funny, educational, and at times enraging.
—Benjamin Cannon, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 2025
Paul’s antics are enraging, a bit funny, and a perfect encapsulation of the Chris Paul experience.
—Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2025
Schumer and nine other Senate Democrats voted to keep the government open back then, enraging Democrats who had wanted to use the pressure point to fight back against the administration.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for enraging
Adjective
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That’s an especially infuriating tendency since fixing the issue was a point of emphasis after being such a problem in 2025.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
21 Apr. 2026
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The final confrontation is between Sutton and Dorit, and this one is both hilarious and infuriating.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
17 Apr. 2026
Verb
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The economic cost of the war is now palpable – with cell-phone data outages that regularly blight major cities angering even the pro-Putin bourgeoisie – adding to a sense of the war beginning to hit the urban elite, who until now were mostly isolated from the invasion’s impact.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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Starmer’s comments risk angering many within his party, who will take issue with his linking of antisemitism with pro-Palestinian activism.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
2 May 2026
Adjective
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Players and coaches have become maddeningly mealy-mouthed, striving to avoid upsetting agents, sponsors, owners, fans, thin-skinned politicians, and whoever else might object.—
Charles Bethea,
New Yorker,
26 Apr. 2026
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Noribogaine reportedly does not induce the intense, hourslong and sometimes emotionally upsetting high associated with ibogaine.—
Erika Edwards,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Sometimes, rage bait can be relatively harmless – a recipe that contains disgusting food combinations or someone annoying their pet, partner or sibling.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
1 Dec. 2025
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But what’s been annoying me even more is that these women should have been trained by producers to start recording on their own cell phones if drama starts to unfold after cameras go down.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
12 Nov. 2025
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“Enraging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/enraging. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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