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
Adjective
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JPMorgan Chase, the biggest bank in America, has been angry for years about being forced to hand over customer data to fintech companies for free.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025 -
Hastings said he’s heard from people angry about State Farm’s rates.—
Jeremy Gorner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 July 2025
Adjective
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In a 48-hour whirlwind, President Donald Trump veered from elated to indignant to triumphant as his fragile Israel-Iran ceasefire agreement came together, teetered toward collapse and ultimately coalesced.—
Aamer Madhani,
Chicago Tribune,
24 June 2025
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In a memorable photo from a G-7 summit during his first term, the U.S. president sat, arms crossed, glaring at an indignant German Chancellor Angela Merkel.—
JENNIFER LIND,
Foreign Affairs,
24 June 2025
Adjective
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This ends up looking like a furious around-the-horn toss, with all three outfielders sprinting in to complete the drill.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
26 July 2025
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The House abruptly began its summer recess Wednesday evening, a day earlier than scheduled, as GOP leaders balked at efforts from Republicans and Democrats to press the Justice Department to make public government documents regarding Epstein. Democrats were furious.—
David Lightman,
Sacbee.com,
23 July 2025
Adjective
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Marketing and advertising have undergone a similar shift from mad men to math men.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Hurwitz is a descendant of Bernstein and the mad d.j.s, the heir to the most expressive of musical explainers and celebrants.—
David Denby,
New Yorker,
20 July 2025
Adjective
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These improvements will enhance communication, provide state of the art technology and provide upgrades to ballistic glass and physical security.—
Luke Barr,
ABC News,
10 July 2025
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The movie has pummeling battles, giant plushy troll monsters, characters hurtling through space, and a general air of ballistic wizardry.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
8 July 2025
Adjective
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Like across-the-board tariffs, which would eat into profit margins and infuriate investors.—
Allison Morrow,
CNN,
5 Mar. 2025
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The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.—
Tom Gliatto,
People.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Ireful.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ireful. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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