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
Hylton’s message comes four days after CNN shared video surveillance footage that shows an irate Combs, wrapped in just a towel, assaulting Ventura in a Los Angeles hotel hallway in 2016.
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
The Nationals didn’t swing at his first 18 pitches, walking twice with one strikeout as Kopech grew more irate.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Fans were irate at the call and began throwing assorted items — from rally towels to water bottles — onto the ice, causing a brief delay before the Panthers went on their fifth power play of the night.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
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
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Martha Ross, The Mercury News, 21 May 2024
The Nationals didn’t swing at his first 18 pitches, walking twice with one strikeout as Kopech grew more irate.
—Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 17 May 2024
Fans were irate at the call and began throwing assorted items — from rally towels to water bottles — onto the ice, causing a brief delay before the Panthers went on their fifth power play of the night.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 12 May 2024
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
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“Irate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/irate. Accessed 6 Jun. 2024.
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