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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
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2
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with
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as in disrespected
to show contempt for
music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste
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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
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Recent Examples of slighted
The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.
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Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Along with Immunis, the competing teams include a biotech company run by his best friend and several longevity clinics that felt slighted by Diamandis’s claims that Fountain Life is superior to its peers.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, Drake slighted Lamar in his music.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
As a result, they’re feeling slighted by the lack of appreciation and send a heated text your way.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Min, NewJeans was plagiarized and slighted in favor of other HYBE girl groups, and she was retaliated against for protecting her band’s interests.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
The deference being shown to the Big Ten and SEC conferences isn’t sitting well with some outsiders, who feel they are being slighted by the CFP selection committee.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Along with Immunis, the competing teams include a biotech company run by his best friend and several longevity clinics that felt slighted by Diamandis’s claims that Fountain Life is superior to its peers.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, Drake slighted Lamar in his music.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
As a result, they’re feeling slighted by the lack of appreciation and send a heated text your way.
—Lisa Stardust, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
According to Min, NewJeans was plagiarized and slighted in favor of other HYBE girl groups, and she was retaliated against for protecting her band’s interests.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Nov. 2024
The deference being shown to the Big Ten and SEC conferences isn’t sitting well with some outsiders, who feel they are being slighted by the CFP selection committee.
—Kevin Dotson, CNN, 19 Nov. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighted
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Her collectedness collapses as Johnson turns the joke into a physical act-out, becoming almost insulted that this earthquake dared to frighten her.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
15 Sep. 2025
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Last September, when news broke that another friend of Kraus’s, the journalist Olivia Nuzzi, had exchanged intimate texts with Kennedy, Kraus wrote a Substack post accusing Nuzzi of ensnaring Kennedy and insulted her looks on Instagram.—
Clare Malone,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Ruling an isolated, ruined, and besieged Gaza Strip will not get Hamas closer to this objective—but building up a strong political presence in the West Bank could, and accepting the latest proposal could free Hamas to do this.—
Hussein Ibish,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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Many in the field are aware that scientists from the pharmaceutical company Ayerst Research Laboratories isolated the molecule from a soil sample containing the bacterium Streptomyces hydroscopicus in the mid-1970s.—
Ted Powers,
The Conversation,
29 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Your husband overreacted and disrespected you, slapping food and mocking you.—
Virginia Chamlee,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Even though many media members and fans have disrespected him by calling him a game manager, Hurts has continued to make plays.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Great Again hats and T-shirts emblazoned with Kirk’s face, ignored the registration queries and continued chatting with friends.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Although the federal law raising the tobacco purchase age to 21 took effect in 2019, many retailers either ignored the regulation or failed to check buyers’ ages.—
Stephanie Innes,
AZCentral.com,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Of course, Potato Head shrugged when Roseanne Barr was fired by the same network – for a single tweet that offended a woman born in Iran.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
18 Sep. 2025
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If you are offended by what somebody says or does, then take up a political cause to fight back, not a gun, not a bomb, not a knife.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
14 Sep. 2025
Verb
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At the time, Bailey denied claims that the film was initially rejected due to censorship but rather footage clearance and security concerns.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
27 Sep. 2025
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But his grades had been mediocre, and he was rejected right and left, which neither fazed nor surprised him.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
27 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Broncos were MacGyver, poised for the dramatic ending, and suddenly forgot the difference between the blue and red wires.—
Troy Renck,
Denver Post,
15 Sep. 2025
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Safdie, however, never forgot about it.—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
8 Sep. 2025
Verb
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In fact, Western leaders are mostly appeasing domestic constituencies outraged by the suffering of ordinary Gazans.—
Bloomberg Opinion,
Twin Cities,
16 Sep. 2025
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The White House sought to distance itself from the strike, which has outraged regional powers and left ceasefire efforts in jeopardy.—
Kristina Karisch,
The Hill,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Slighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighted. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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