ireful

adjective

Definition of irefulnext
as in angry
feeling or showing anger ireful expressions on the faces of the protesters of the tax increase

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for ireful
  1. angry
  2. indignant
  3. furious
  4. mad
  5. ballistic
  6. infuriate
Adjective
  • Early this year, the company had a PR problem as angry customers raged online about higher menu prices.
    Allison Morrow, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Folks are always angry at D.C., and yet, states have to make things work every day.
    Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
  • Lucas was shocked and hurt that his generous offers kept being rebuffed; the people who organized against him were indignant that a billionaire could be so cavalier about their public land.
    Elizabeth Blackwell, Longreads, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • The pair ended up shoving each other, with Ait-Nouri clearly furious before Wolves head of goalkeeping Neil Cutler and reserve goalkeeper Dan Bentley jumped between the pair and tried to shove Ait-Nouri away.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • Boxing legend Floyd Mayweather was out shopping in London this week when he and his entourage were seemingly targeted by an angry mob that, according to reports, were furious over his support for Israel.
    Fox News Staff, Fox News, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • After Israel bombed an Iranian consulate building in Syria in April, Iran launched its unprecedented direct attack, firing more than 350 ballistic and cruise missiles and drones straight at its enemy.
    Suzanne Maloney, Foreign Affairs, 10 Dec. 2024
  • The weapon will now undergo ballistic testing, New York Police Department Chief Joseph Kenny said on Monday.
    Kevin Shalvey, ABC News, 10 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
  • These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Definition of infuriate
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“Ireful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ireful. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.

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