as in angry
feeling or showing anger
the woman was obviously riled, as she kept throwing things
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as in annoyed
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
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as in infuriated
to make angry
her husband isn't easily riled, but once he is, he stays that way for days
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Recent Examples of riled
Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Zach Bryan stopped a concert Saturday night after a fan riled him up at his Washington show.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
During a recent episode of the beloved game show, a ruling had viewers riled up over the mispronunciation of an answer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Later, he’ll get riled up and turn nasty, at which point his bias starts to affect our perception of things.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Conservatives either get riled by Martin or pay her no mind.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Brockman’s behavior riled staffers on those teams, with Murati often brought in to either try to rein in Brockman or soothe bruised egos, sources said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Verb
Reddit Reacts Many users have been riled up by the situation and have sided with the mom.
—Daniel R. Depetris, Newsweek, 6 Dec. 2024
Zach Bryan stopped a concert Saturday night after a fan riled him up at his Washington show.
—Caroline Thayer, Fox News, 26 Nov. 2024
During a recent episode of the beloved game show, a ruling had viewers riled up over the mispronunciation of an answer.
—Stephanie Giang-Paunon, Fox News, 15 Oct. 2024
Later, he’ll get riled up and turn nasty, at which point his bias starts to affect our perception of things.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 18 Oct. 2024
Conservatives either get riled by Martin or pay her no mind.
—Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2024
Brockman’s behavior riled staffers on those teams, with Murati often brought in to either try to rein in Brockman or soothe bruised egos, sources said.
—Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for riled
Adjective
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Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
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Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
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His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
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That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
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Instead, they were treated as mental health patients, and no one bothered to inquire about their reasons.Carlos Aguilar, IndieWire, 10 Dec. 2024
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Couldn’t be bothered, couldn’t be hassled with anything.Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 8 Dec. 2024
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In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
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Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
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His announcement outraged the opposition and triggered a new wave of protests.Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
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Some are outraged by the curfew on cuddles.Meghan Pryce, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
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Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
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Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
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But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
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“Riled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/riled. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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