infuriates

verb

present tense third-person singular of infuriate
as in enrages
to make angry the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach

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Recent Examples of infuriates Georgia Supreme Court challenger Jen Jordan infuriates Republicans with a new fundraising email. — Adam Beam, AJC.com, 15 May 2026 To that end, Nate's extravagant wedding infuriates Naz, who thinks Nate has the ability to pay him back but is holding out on him. — Jordana Comiter, PEOPLE, 27 Apr. 2026 Ugh, Salley infuriates me more than people who stop at the top of the subway stairs to check their phone. — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 26 Feb. 2026 No one exemplifies that, and infuriates Twins fans more, than Ortiz. — Brian Hall, Twin Cities, 5 Feb. 2026 Unfortunately, Ashur’s idea to achieve this goal infuriates everyone. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 1 Dec. 2025 Investigative reporting is bad enough; often what really infuriates him is jokes. — David Remnick, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2025 Elsewhere, the photo of Cartman is a reference to his reaction of Clyde’s incendiary new podcast that has a right wing theme that infuriates the perpetual instigator. — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriates
  1. enrages
  2. angers
  3. annoys
  4. irritates
  5. outrages
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  • The ghostly character doesn't have a particularly significant role in the story, but is a constant nuisance in the tapestry of Hogwarts with antics that include throwing things, making messes, pulling pranks, and generally causing mischief that enrages caretaker Argus Filch.
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 June 2026
  • This is exactly the kind of mainstream Christian view that enrages Allie Beth Stuckey.
    — Hillary Rodham Clinton, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Definition of enrages
Verb
  • Lai and his Democratic Progressive Party champion Taiwan’s separate identity from China, a position that frequently angers Beijing, which views the island as Chinese territory.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 5 Oct. 2026
  • The receptionist angers Kripke and Bert so much that they are picked up by the police — along with Stuart, who had also been arrested.
    — Michael Schneider, Variety, 31 July 2026
Definition of angers
Verb
  • What annoys me is that this whole thing is called Roaring 20th, so why was there not a flapper and Great Gatsby theme?
    — Brian Moylan, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
  • That very same thing is what annoys Liz about Charles 500 years later.
    — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of annoys
Verb
  • Knowing that Madame Lalouette’s sales numbers are too high to fire her, Carla attempts to transfer Madame Morel to a different department — a move that irritates her superiors and highlights her weakness.
    — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 9 Sep. 2026
  • With contact dermatitis, a product like a soap or chemical irritates the skin or causes an allergic reaction, leading to symptoms like itching, discoloration, swelling, or even blisters.
    — Ayren Jackson-Cannady, Allure, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of irritates
Verb
  • What outrages Marylanders is that this diabolical plan excludes the Preakness, devaluing it and implying the Triple Crown is irrelevant, if not dead.
    — Stephen J. K. Walters, Baltimore Sun, 12 Aug. 2026
  • This baffles and outrages Angela, a protective mom who, with other parents, pushes back against Gabor using her math classroom as a forum for introducing the outside world’s worst actions.
    — Christopher Smith, Oc Register, 7 Apr. 2026
Definition of outrages

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“Infuriates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriates. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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