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- [rahyl]
- /raɪl/
- /raɪl/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [rahyl]
- /raɪl/
Definitions of riled word
- verb with object riled to irritate or vex. 1
- verb with object riled to roil (water or the like). 1
- adjective riled annoyed or angered; irritated 0
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Origin of riled
First appearance:
before 1815 One of the 39% newest English words
First recorded in 1815-25; variant of roil
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Parts of speech for Riled
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
riled popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for riled
adj riled
- angered — a strong feeling of displeasure and belligerence aroused by a wrong; wrath; ire.
- angry — When you are angry, you feel strong dislike or impatience about something.
- anguished — Anguished means showing or feeling great mental suffering or physical pain.
- bent out of shape — very angry, upset, or agitated
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
adjective riled
- aggravated — Aggravated is used to describe a serious crime which involves violence.
- annoyed — If you are annoyed, you are fairly angry about something.
- enraged — Very angry; furious.
- exasperated — Simple past tense and past participle of exasperate.
- infuriated — to make furious; enrage.
verb riled
- goosed — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- got — a simple past tense and past participle of get.
- grated — Produced by grating.
- innervated — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- innerved — Simple past tense and past participle of innerve.
Antonyms for riled
verb riled
- mellowed — soft, sweet, and full-flavored from ripeness, as fruit.
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