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
The migrant issue has calmed of late, and so have the irate — and occasionally expletive-strewn — messages that Mobolade was getting.
—
Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Rolling Stone was able to review the irate messages via a Freedom of Information Act request.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
The Samford bench was irate, wanting an over-the-back call.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The referees reviewed the foul after Williams' first shot, and after talking with Moren, who was irate with their officiating, still allowed Williams to shoot a second free throw.
—The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
Episode two, for instance, sees the presidential campaign face off against an irate police union – an uncommon schism in center-right coalitions.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
And then there’s a gruesome memory of an irate snake fighting one of our cats, Fudge.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The fallout As spectators grew increasingly irate over the course of Sunday’s match, chants for Messi to get on the pitch transitioned into calls for ticket refunds, and a post-game speech by Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham was punctuated with loud booing.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
Barnes, 43, became irate after an official called a technical foul on one of his twins sons, who play for Crespi.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
Karin Brulliard, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Rolling Stone was able to review the irate messages via a Freedom of Information Act request.
—Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2024
The Samford bench was irate, wanting an over-the-back call.
—Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 22 Mar. 2024
The referees reviewed the foul after Williams' first shot, and after talking with Moren, who was irate with their officiating, still allowed Williams to shoot a second free throw.
—The Indianapolis Star, 5 Jan. 2024
Episode two, for instance, sees the presidential campaign face off against an irate police union – an uncommon schism in center-right coalitions.
—Ben Croll, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024
And then there’s a gruesome memory of an irate snake fighting one of our cats, Fudge.
—Natasha Frost, New York Times, 16 Mar. 2024
The fallout As spectators grew increasingly irate over the course of Sunday’s match, chants for Messi to get on the pitch transitioned into calls for ticket refunds, and a post-game speech by Inter Miami co-owner David Beckham was punctuated with loud booing.
—TIME, 5 Feb. 2024
Barnes, 43, became irate after an official called a technical foul on one of his twins sons, who play for Crespi.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 21 Feb. 2024
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 18 Apr. 2024.
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