as in angering
to make angry
the quarterback's stupid mistake infuriated the coach
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Recent Examples of infuriating
Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Because love isn't a formula, but something altogether more infuriating, complicated, confusing, intangible, and magical.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
James Maddison Age: 28 Contract expires: 2028 Maddison might be the most infuriating member of Tottenham’s squad.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Her perhaps most infuriating trait, as with so many moms, is her constant need to always be right.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
Nothing is more infuriating than realizing that the lid does not firmly fit over the container.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Very few things are more infuriating than Wi-Fi that lags mid-stream or puts the freeze on your video call.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.
—Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Verb
Trying to rake the leaves out of the mulch can be more infuriating than a lack of 3-second calls in a Big Ten game.
—Paul Cappiello, The Courier-Journal, 2 July 2025
Because love isn't a formula, but something altogether more infuriating, complicated, confusing, intangible, and magical.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 9 June 2025
James Maddison Age: 28 Contract expires: 2028 Maddison might be the most infuriating member of Tottenham’s squad.
—Jay Harris, New York Times, 29 May 2025
Her perhaps most infuriating trait, as with so many moms, is her constant need to always be right.
—Marianne Eloise, Vulture, 10 May 2025
Nothing is more infuriating than realizing that the lid does not firmly fit over the container.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2025
Very few things are more infuriating than Wi-Fi that lags mid-stream or puts the freeze on your video call.
—Juhi Wadia, PCMAG, 19 Mar. 2025
That sounds like an infuriating way to look at a painting.
—Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 16 Jan. 2025
The process becomes even more infuriating when life-threatening illness lurks in the background.
—Arthur E Palamara, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for infuriating
Verb
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Reports suggest that some Republican lawmakers are frustrated with Musk’s bluster and that the DOGE approach to slashing the federal bureaucracy is angering constituents and making lawmakers less popular in their districts.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
12 Mar. 2025
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The prequel will introduce his family and girlfriend and the events that led up to his victory, notorious for angering the Capitol elite.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
12 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Otherwise, the 27-year-old’s immeasurable talent has been enough to compensate for the shortcomings of Red Bull’s car, which has proven troublesome since midway through last season.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Work will be done to improve a troublesome railroad crossing for motorists in the center of Mt. Juliet for the second time in about four years.—
Andy Humbles,
The Tennessean,
9 July 2025
Adjective
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The Copycat Conundrum: When Local Laws Protect Your Competitors Perhaps the most frustrating aspect of international franchising involves dealing with local copycat operations that exploit legal protections designed for domestic businesses.—
Mohaimina Haque,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The director’s latest feature, Jimmy Jaguar, is another brooding head-scratcher, one that’s equal parts fascinating and frustrating.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
8 July 2025
Verb
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When handled, these treefrogs secrete a sticky toxin as a defense, which can be irritating to mucous membranes of people or pets who make contact with them.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
8 Apr. 2025
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All three ingredients offer significant benefits for skin brightening and skin texture, but also tend to be irritating to people with sensitive skin.—
Caroline C. Boyle,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The usual first response to the exasperating enigma is that size might make the difference.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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The other survivor to par was Viktor Hovland, who has been smiling as much as anyone on a course that has been exasperating to so many all week.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
15 June 2025
Adjective
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Figuring out how to reply to an annoying co-worker on Slack?—
Rachel Wells,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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In other words, these annoying tasks will actually start to feel good.—
Meg Walters,
Glamour,
28 June 2025
Adjective
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One of the most maddening situations that any L.A. outdoors lover can experience is wanting to go camping only to find that every campground within a 100-mile radius is booked for months.—
Jaclyn Cosgrove,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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For families, navigating this fragmented system can be maddening.—
Glenn Llopis,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
Adjective
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Ohio State lost to Michigan to end the regular season but earned a spot in the CFP and came within a last-second field goal of upsetting Georgia in the Peach Bowl.—
Austin Meek,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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The outburst prompted Crivello to tell her family that Scarbrough needed to remain calm in the future, despite how upsetting the evidence is.—
David Clarey,
jsonline.com,
3 July 2025
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“Infuriating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/infuriating. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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