Synonyms for irate
aɪˈreɪt, ˈaɪ reɪtirate

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1. irateadjective

   Synonyms:
   infuriated, sore, furious

2. irateadjective

   Extremely angry; wrathful; enraged.

   Synonyms:
   sore, furious, infuriated

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1. irate

   Acid, sour, and bitter agree in being contrasted with sweet, but the two former are sharply distinguished from the latter. Acid or sour is the taste of vinegar or lemon-juice; bitter that of quassia, quinine, or strychnine. Acrid is nearly allied to bitter. Pungent suggests the effect of pepper or snuff on the organs of taste or smell; as, a pungent odor. Caustic indicates the corroding effect of some strong chemical, as nitrate of silver. In a figurative sense, as applied to language or character, these words are very closely allied. We say a sour face, sharp words, bitter complaints, caustic wit, cutting irony, biting sarcasm, a stinging taunt, harsh judgment, a tart reply. Harsh carries the idea of intentional and severe unkindness, bitter of a severity that arises from real or supposed ill treatment. The bitter speech springs from the sore heart. Tart and sharp utterances may not proceed from an intention to wound, but merely from a wit recklessly keen; cutting, stinging, and biting speech indicates more or less of hostile intent, the latter being the more deeply malicious. The caustic utterance is meant to burn, perhaps wholesomely, as in the satire of Juvenal or Cervantes. Compare MOROSE.

   Synonyms:
   acerb, acetous, acid, acidulated, acidulous, acrid, acrimonious, biting, bitter, caustic, cutting, harsh, pungent, savage, sharp, sour, stinging, tart, vinegarish, virulent

   Antonyms:
   dulcet, honeyed, luscious, nectared, saccharine, sweet

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1. irate, irefuladjective

   feeling or showing extreme anger

   "irate protesters"; "ireful words"

   Synonyms:
   ireful

   Antonyms:
   unangry(p)

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1. irateadjective

   Synonyms:
   [Recent.] angry, provoked, piqued, irritated, ireful, in a passion

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1. List of paraphrases for "irate":

   furious, mad, pissed, angry

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1. Shaquille Dukes:

   I was livid, I was irate, the first thing he said to me wasn't,' What's your name ? Can I help you ?' but' Are you stealing this ?'.

2. Samuel Adams:

   It does not require a majority to prevail, but rather an irate, tireless minority keen to set brush fires in people's minds.

3. Bill Simonson:

   Coaches and fans are irate, people are tired of being told what flag to fly or what political side to lean towards.

4. Phil Robertson:

   No regrets at all – none, i just went on. I never called AE and said, ‘What are you doing?’ I never said a word when they came to visit me about 10 days after this all went down. I said, ‘Guys, did y’all ever hear from me with some kind of irate phone call? ‘Cause you were firing me?’ They said, ‘Mr. Robertson, you never said a word.’ … I quoted a Bible verse that dealt with homosexual behavior. I just quoted the Bible verse that God had written through Paul the Apostle by the power of the Holy Spirit… I didn’t dream it off the top of my head. It didn’t go any further than that.

5. David Katz:

   (Trump) seems to be irate that China reacted to what the U.S. has done and is basically having a mini-tantrum and is angry at everybody, he's angry at China, he's trying to put the blame on the market and the economy on Powell.