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
Police intervention in prior years had landed her son in mental health wards, jail and finally a program to help — sometimes leaving him sedated and other times irate, hearing voices.
—
Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Police say Ocasio-Justiniano became irate after the men, regulars at the club, unknowingly crossed over to his section.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
That was Jerry Seinfeld's message to an irate crew member on the set of Unfrosted, his directorial debut about the invention of the world's most popular toaster pastry.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
His way out of this etiquette conundrum: exposing his testicles to repulse the club’s irate owner.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Many lawmakers were irate last week when TikTok dispatched its users to flood congressional telephone lines with calls beseeching members not to shut down the platform.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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
Gillian Brassil, Sacramento Bee, 7 May 2024
Police say Ocasio-Justiniano became irate after the men, regulars at the club, unknowingly crossed over to his section.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 3 May 2024
That was Jerry Seinfeld's message to an irate crew member on the set of Unfrosted, his directorial debut about the invention of the world's most popular toaster pastry.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 2 May 2024
His way out of this etiquette conundrum: exposing his testicles to repulse the club’s irate owner.
—Boris Kachka, Washington Post, 22 Mar. 2024
Many lawmakers were irate last week when TikTok dispatched its users to flood congressional telephone lines with calls beseeching members not to shut down the platform.
—Jonathan Swan, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2024
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
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 14 May. 2024.
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