enrage
To make someone extremely angry.
enrage in a sentence
- Nothing enrages Grandad more than the pigeons stealing seeds from his vegetable patch.
- Waving a red rag is said to enrage a bull, making it snort and charge.
Try an 11+ style question
Verbal reasoning papers often ask about a word like this.
Which word is closest in meaning to enrage?
- Aplease
- Banger
- Csoothe
- Dcalm
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B: anger. The other three mean the opposite of enrage.
Which word is most nearly opposite in meaning to enrage?
- Aanger
- Bannoy
- Ccalm
- Dmadden
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C: calm. The other three mean nearly the same as enrage.
Words that mean something similar
anger, madden, annoy
Words that mean the opposite
calm, soothe, please
More words about emotions & feelings
- envious: Wishing you had what someone else has.
- esteem: A feeling of great respect and admiration for someone.
- exasperate: To annoy someone so much that they almost lose patience.
- exhausted: So tired that you have no energy left.
- exhilarated: Feeling thrilled, happy and full of energy.
- exuberant: Bursting with energy, excitement and happiness.
- exult: To show great joy, especially after winning something.
- famished: Very hungry after going without food for a long time.
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