Synonyms of irate
58 similar words
Another word for irate is fuming. Other synonyms of irate are splenetic, annoyed, blood-boiling, bad-tempered and infuriated.
Synonyms and similar words for irate
adjectiveExtremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
- furious
- infuriatedExtremely angry; furious.
- soreFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- agitated
- angry
- annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
- apoplectic
- bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- berserk
- big madVery angry or irritated.
- blood-boilingExtremely angry; furious.
- boiling madExtremely angry; furious.
- butthurtOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
- cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- cholericOf a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry...
- cranky
- cross
- enraged
- fit to be tiedVery agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
- frustrated
- fumingVery angry.
- furibund formal, literaryHaving a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
- fury
- hot informal
- glimflashyAngry.
- hopping madExtremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
- ill-natured
- incensed
- ireful
- ired
- irritated
- little madSlightly irritated or annoyed.
- lividSo angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
- madAngry; annoyed.
- mad as a bear with a sore headVery angry.
- miffed
- offended
- pissed off vulgarVery annoyed, upset, angry.
- p'd off
- pissed vulgar
- pissy vulgarAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
- raging
- ready to be tiedSynonym of fit to be tied.
- screwfacedHaving a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
- seething
- spitting chips
- spleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- steaming
- up on one's earAnnoyed, angry.
- upset
- vexed
- waxy
- wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
- wrathfulPossessed of great wrath; very angry.
- wrothFull of anger; wrathful.
- zowerswopped dialectalSynonym of bad-tempered.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- pathetic obsoleteExpressing or showing anger; passionate.
Meaning of irate
- adjective Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
irate in other languages
Questions about synonyms of irate
- What is another word for irate?
- Irate has 58 synonyms on Word.ws, such as fuming, splenetic, annoyed, blood-boiling, bad-tempered, infuriated, butthurt and wrathful.
- What does irate mean?
- Irate means extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
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