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get mad

VERB
anger
Synonyms
STRONGEST
aggravate annoy antagonize arouse displease embitter enrage exacerbate exasperate excite incense inflame infuriate irritate offend outrage provoke rankle rile
STRONG
acerbate affront agitate bait boil bristle burn chafe craze cross fret gall goad madden miff nettle pique rant rave ruffle seethe stew tempt umbrage vex
WEAK
blow up boil over burn up egg on get on one's nerves lose one's temper make sore raise hell steam up stir up
Antonyms
STRONGEST
aid alleviate appease bore calm comfort compose delight help lull make happy pacify placate please quiet soothe tranquilize
STRONG
assist be happy discourage mollify
WEAK
forbear
VERB
blow one's stack
Synonyms
WEAK
blow a fuse blow one's top blow up lose one's temper

Example Sentences

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Mayor Matt Mahan opted to not get mad, but get even.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

These guys get mad about Netflix pretty often, don’t they?

From Slate • Oct. 3, 2025

It’s not that I think I should win and I get mad — it’s just that all these things are going great, and I’m stuck thinking about how I didn’t get nominated.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 6, 2025

These kids get mad at each other for taking too long to return a Bose speaker and then immediately dial it up to 100 at an outdoor cafe, before longboarding away into the Manhattan dusk.

From Salon • Aug. 2, 2025

“He can’t handle it when I get mad at him,” she said.

From "Outcasts United: An American Town, a Refugee Team, and One Woman's Quest to Make a Difference" by Warren St. John