Synonyms of enrage
44 similar words · 22 opposite words
Another word for enrage is anger. Other synonyms of enrage are outrage, infuriate, get, antagonize and cross. The opposite of enrage is placate.
Synonyms and similar words for enrage
verbMore synonyms
- affront
- aggravate
- angerTo cause such a feeling of antagonism in.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- awrathAnger; enrage.
- burn up
- cheese off slangTo annoy.
- cross
- embitter
- envenom
- gall
- get
- get to
- honk offTo annoy.
- incense
- inflameTo cause (someone, or their heart, mind, etc.) to feel strong desire or other feelings; to excite (someone) to great...
- infuriateTo make furious or mad with anger; to fill with fury.
- madden
- make angry
- nark Australia, UK
- offend
- outrageTo inspire feelings of outrage in.
- provoke
- put out
- rankle
- rile
- piss off
- roil
- set off
- steam
- tick off
- get one's back up
- get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
- get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
- make someone see red
- make someone's blood boilTo cause a person to feel angry or very annoyed, especially in situation in which one cannot fully display that feeling...
- put someone's back upSynonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
- raise someone's hacklesTo annoy or anger someone.
- raise someone's shagTo anger or annoy someone.
- rattle someone's cage
- rub the wrong way
- ruffle some feathersTo cause a disturbance; to arouse resentment, anger, or concern.
- set up someone's birse ScotlandTo make someone angry.
Opposite of enrage
verbMore antonyms
- allay
- appease
- assuage
- beguile
- bewitch
- calm
- captivate
- charm
- comfort
- conciliate
- consoleTo comfort (someone) in a time of grief, disappointment, etc.
- defuse
- disarm
- enchant
- lull
- mollify
- pacify
- placateTo calm; to bring peace to; to influence someone who was furious to the point that they become content or at least no...
- quiet
- relieve
- settle
- soothe
Meaning of enrage
- verb To become angry or wild.
- verb To fill with rage; to outrage; to provoke to frenzy; to make furious.
- verb To provoke to madness, to make insane.
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