Synonyms of affronts

affronts 1 of 2

noun

plural of affront

as in insults

an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings

took it as an affront that she wasn't invited to say a few words at the ribbon-cutting ceremony

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• outrages
• sarcasms
• indignities
• slights
• epithets
• offenses
• barbs
• attacks
• slurs
• slaps
• names
• darts
• brickbats
• personalities
• disgraces
• digs
• taunts
• pokes
• criticisms
• girds
• abuses
• dises
• put-downs
• cuts
• jeers
• gibes
• sneers
• shames
• catcalls
• invectives
• vituperations
• mocks
• disapprovals
• quips
• tortures
• swipes
• torments
• knocks
• dishonors
• opprobriums
• slams

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• compliments
• commendations
• accolades
• praises
• acclaim
• flatteries
• applauses
• adulations

affronts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of affront

as in offends

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

did not mean to affront you when I told you I didn't need your help

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insults
• offends
• outrages
• wounds
• taunts
• slights
• upsets
• disrespects
• slaps
• displeases
• troubles
• hurts
• disturbs
• mocks
• pains
• distresses
• disses
• snubs
• ridicules
• tortures
• torments
• jeers
• slanders
• libels
• slurs
• disparages
• reviles
• maligns
• oppresses
• defames
• smears
• cuts
• persecutes
• sneers (at)
• miffs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approves
• applauds
• hails
• praises
• acclaims
• compliments
• commends
• eulogizes
• honors
• delights
• flatters
• pleases
• exalts
• satisfies
• glorifies
• gratifies
• adulates
• sweet-talks

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affronts

Noun

Perhaps the kid is resisting gendered socialization itself, the whole ascent to physical adulthood and its attendant adolescent affronts. — Matthew McLean, Artforum, 22 Sep. 2026

These things are murders and affronts to the dignity of human life. — Chris Stirewalt, The Hill, 28 Apr. 2026

Any tension between them, though, stems from personal affronts, while their ideological differences exist as a largely unremarked upon undercurrent. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 25 Mar. 2026

Meanwhile, some on Wall Street continue to warn of complacency in financial markets amid affronts to the Fed’s independence, persistent nerves about a bubble and increasingly fraught geopolitics. — John Towfighi, CNN Money, 6 Feb. 2026

Shaban’s chief response to this and other affronts is silence. — Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 30 Jan. 2026

And those affronts to standard Hollywood operating procedure threaten millions of jobs across the industry. — Chris Lee, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2025

Bukele, after a disastrous month for his image, was not willing to tolerate any more affronts. — Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025

These constituencies view the sanctions and the tariffs as otherwise legal instruments weaponized for geopolitical purposes—and as direct affronts to Brazil’s democratic integrity. — Hussein Kalout, Foreign Affairs, 2 Sep. 2025