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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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It doesn’t mean people don’t get mad at them.

From Slate • May 12, 2026

“But he didn’t get mad and never returned anything and instead told me that ‘my money is for you.’

From Los Angeles Times • May 8, 2026

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

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 3, 2026

“This is a place to get mad, but instead, it’s too much for her therapist,” Bronstein says.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2025

I’d get mad at my mom and my dad and at Khalid, but I was never angry like I am now.

From "King and the Dragonflies" by Kacen Callender