Antonyms for infuriating


Grammar : Verb
Spell : in-fyoo r-ee-ey-ting
Phonetic Transcription : ɪnˈfyʊər iˌeɪ tɪŋ


Definition of infuriating

Origin :
  • 1660s, from Italian infuriato, from Medieval Latin infuriatus, past participle of infuriare "to madden," from Latin in furia "in a fury," from ablative of furia (see fury). Related: Infuriated; infuriating; infuriatingly.
  • verb make angry
Example sentences :
  • And then visions of their happiness passed before his eyes, infuriating him.
  • Extract from : « The Three Cities Trilogy, Complete » by Emile Zola
  • It was infuriating, but there just was nothing that could be done about it.
  • Extract from : « A Yankee Flier Over Berlin » by Al Avery
  • She knew she had lied, but to be told so by this man was infuriating.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum
  • And his words to the host and hostess began with the infuriating, formal: "I regret—"
  • Extract from : « The Genius » by Margaret Horton Potter
  • In certain moods the merest contact is as infuriating as a blow.
  • Extract from : « The Light of Scarthey » by Egerton Castle
  • But all happened with infinite and infuriating deliberation.
  • Extract from : « Talents, Incorporated » by William Fitzgerald Jenkins
  • It was infuriating to see Pierre's features in that brown-skinned face.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • Infuriating to think of the love and education his father had lavished on him, all wasted now.
  • Extract from : « Shaman » by Robert Shea
  • It had an infuriating way of vanishing into the holster just as he was about to pull the trigger.
  • Extract from : « Deathworld » by Harry Harrison
  • If it were not infuriating it would be laughable—for who is this man, who?
  • Extract from : « The Emperor, Complete » by Georg Ebers

Synonyms for infuriating

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