enrage
verb
en·rage in-ˈrāj 
en-
enraged; enraging; enrages
transitive verb
: to fill with rage : anger
Synonyms
- anger
- incense
- inflame
- enflame
- infuriate
- ire
- mad
- madden
- outrage
- rankle
- rile
- roil
- steam up
- tick off
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Example Sentences
His thoughtless behavior enraged us. People were enraged by the decision.
Recent Examples on the Web And nothing must enrage him more than those who should tremble before Putin not only resisting but sticking out their tongue at him, led by a war leader who is a comedian. 
Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Yet, during the past year, DeWine has been careful not to do anything that would enrage the Republican base. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022 Putin is the need for control, which is why the messy processes of democracy threaten and enrage him. Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022 In either case, the sight of 70,000 people maskless in California is going to further enflame and enrage anti-maskers in California, who want an off-ramp for the pandemic. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 14 Feb. 2022 The move worked often enough that Miller would enrage opposing defenders and coaches. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 But even if some of his past fibs may have arguably been more harmful to others around him, this one hits on a particular sensitivity that, psychologists have found, holds special power to enrage. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Unlike the unit’s televisions, which enrage or pacify, a good nurse can see and understand you. Abraham Nussbaum, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021 The restrictions enrage Clare Daly, an Irish EU legislator who is a member of the European parliament’s civil liberties and justice committee. Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021 See More
Thomas Geoghegan, The New Republic, 31 Aug. 2022 Yet, during the past year, DeWine has been careful not to do anything that would enrage the Republican base. Jeremy Pelzer, cleveland, 27 Apr. 2022 Putin is the need for control, which is why the messy processes of democracy threaten and enrage him. Mary Ann Gwinn, Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2022 In either case, the sight of 70,000 people maskless in California is going to further enflame and enrage anti-maskers in California, who want an off-ramp for the pandemic. Michael Brendan Dougherty, National Review, 14 Feb. 2022 The move worked often enough that Miller would enrage opposing defenders and coaches. New York Times, 24 Dec. 2021 But even if some of his past fibs may have arguably been more harmful to others around him, this one hits on a particular sensitivity that, psychologists have found, holds special power to enrage. New York Times, 22 Jan. 2022 Unlike the unit’s televisions, which enrage or pacify, a good nurse can see and understand you. Abraham Nussbaum, STAT, 25 Dec. 2021 The restrictions enrage Clare Daly, an Irish EU legislator who is a member of the European parliament’s civil liberties and justice committee. Fox News, 20 Nov. 2021 See More Word History
Etymology
Middle French enrager to become mad, from Old French enragier, from en- + rage rage
First Known Use
1575, in the meaning defined above
Kids Definition
enrage
verb
en·rage in-ˈrāj
enraged; enraging
: to fill with rage : anger
enraging 1 of 2
adjective
as in infuriating
Synonyms & Similar Words
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- infuriating
- angering
- upsetting
- inconveniencing
- displeasing
- disquieting
- frustrating
- exasperating
- troublesome
- discomforting
- maddening
- aggravating
- annoying
- importunate
- irksome
- burdensome
- distressing
- vexing
- irritating
- troubling
- riling
- offensive
- bothersome
- vexatious
- importune
- abrasive
- bratty
- tiresome
- disturbing
- painful
- galling
- nettling
- mischievous
- nettlesome
- rankling
- pesky
- pestiferous
- stressful
- pestilential
- trying
- chafing
- worrisome
- plaguey
- distractive
- brattish
- peeving
- rebarbative
- carking
- pesty
- jarring
- pestilent
- plaguy
- thorny
- biting
- grating
- spiny
- jangling
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- delightful
- pleasing
enraging
2 of 2verb
as in angering
to make angry the fact that the auto garage bungled the repair and then overcharged him simply enraged the customer Synonyms & Similar Words
- infuriating
- angering
- annoying
- outraging
- irritating
- maddening
- riling
- incensing
- inflaming
- aggravating
- offending
- roiling
- provoking
- rankling
- exasperating
- madding
- getting
- enflaming
- iring
- ticking off
- vexing
- steaming up
- affronting
- antagonizing
- nettling
- embittering
- crossing
- ruffling
- rubbing the wrong way
- huffing
- piquing
- getting one's goat
- peeving
- miffing
- putting out
- envenoming
- burning (up)
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gratifying
- delighting
- pleasing
- relieving
- comforting
- soothing
- consoling
- allaying
- placating
- pacifying
- appeasing
- charming
- calming
- captivating
- disarming
- assuaging
- quieting
- bewitching
- enchanting
- conciliating
- mollifying
- settling
- lulling
- beguiling