ired

verb

Definition of irednext
past tense of ire
as in infuriated
to make angry nothing ires him more than having to wait for his dinner

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ired
  1. enraged
  2. angered
  3. annoyed
  4. outraged
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  • In May, Barone began working as the executive assistant to Ann Bryant, who co-founded a Tahoe nonprofit called BEAR League, in 1998, after a government trapper enraged the community by killing a mother bear and her cub and then lying about it.
    Paige Williams, The New Yorker, 25 Nov. 2024
  • Pediatricians were enraged in February, for example, when Ladapo left the decision on whether to quarantine children amid a massive measles outbreak to parents.
    Erika Edwards, NBC News, 23 Nov. 2024
Definition of enraged
Verb
  • His amplification of Lee's viewpoints angered Social Security advocates.
    Jason Fields, Newsweek, 5 Dec. 2024
  • That decision angered Real Madrid so much that its players boycotted the awards ceremony.
    Steve Price, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
Definition of angered
Verb
  • Or annoyed at the waste of time and money?
    Marianne Krasny, Forbes, 3 Dec. 2024
  • Not all residents are annoyed by their plucky neighbors’ antics, though.
    Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 26 Nov. 2024
Definition of annoyed
Verb
  • His announcement outraged the opposition and triggered a new wave of protests.
    Sophiko Megrelidze, Los Angeles Times, 28 Nov. 2024
  • Some are outraged by the curfew on cuddles.
    Meghan Pryce, CNN, 21 Oct. 2024
Definition of outraged
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“Ired.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ired. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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