MIFFED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

miffed

verb

past tense of miff

as in annoyed

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Coach Rhett Lashlee was already annoyed with special teams coming into the game, and that was before the Mustangs botched two PAT attempts.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
Those are the fans who have a right to be annoyed about their team having won as many World Series in the last quarter-century as the White Sox.

— Mike Lupica, New York Daily News, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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On Monday against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark spent the game peeved at the officials and picked up her fifth technical after clapping in an antagonizing manner toward a rival.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
As the round progressed, DeChambeau’s body language went from purposeful to puzzled to downright peeved, which is something of a typical descent for DeChambeau.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

Definition of peeved

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The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026
The comments irritated Ilicali, who took to social media in response.

— Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritated

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When Caleb Hammer, a thirty-one-year-old personal-finance YouTuber, gets particularly exasperated, his voice enters a shrill upper register.

— Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of exasperated

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Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of affronted

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Are the Norwegian authorities concerned for children’s safety — or are they offended by this family’s rigidly patriarchal beliefs, which include intolerance toward homosexuality?

— Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of offended

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Stribling suffered an ankle injury in Week 1 and was expected to miss 10 weeks, giving him a timeline to return in November, while Kirk aggravated a calf injury early in training camp and is eligible to return Week 5 against the Seattle Seahawks.

— Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Alyssa Louise Anderson, the driver of the vehicle, has been arrested and booked into the Canyon County Jail on charges of vehicular manslaughter, aggravated DUI, and leaving the scene of an injury accident, according to online court records.

— Rachel Roberts, Idaho Statesman, 19 Sep. 2026

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