Synonyms of affronted

affronted

verb

past tense of affront

as in insulted

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

• insulted
• offended
• outraged
• wounded
• upset
• taunted
• displeased
• slapped
• disturbed
• hurt
• slighted
• disrespected
• troubled
• mocked
• dissed
• pained
• distressed
• miffed
• ridiculed
• snubbed
• jeered
• oppressed
• tortured
• tormented
• disparaged
• slandered
• maligned
• reviled
• persecuted
• smeared
• defamed
• sneered (at)
• cut
• slurred
• libeled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• applauded
• hailed
• acclaimed
• praised
• complimented
• commended
• flattered
• eulogized
• honored
• pleased
• exalted
• delighted
• gratified
• satisfied
• adulated
• sweet-talked
• glorified

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of affronted

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

Thinking about it that way invests meaning in an anecdote Norris related about a member of the copy department so affronted by something a colleague had done that she was inspired to pick up an object and hurl it in that colleague’s general direction. — Ben Yagoda, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2025