BADGERED Synonyms: 147 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in harassed

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verb

past tense of badger

as in teased

to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders He's always badgering me about the dishes.

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For more than a decade, genre fans and journalists have badgered Onslaught director Adam Wingard for a sequel to The Guest. — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026 Stewart isn’t the only Twilight star still being badgered about the vampire franchise. — Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026 One night, Timothy alleges, Melanie badgered her to get it on, but Timothy successfully held out. — Matt Thompson, SPIN, 13 July 2026 As aldermen badgered the buyer, seller and Johnson’s top lawyers during the no-vote hearing, some zeroed in on the mayor, accusing his team of being unnecessarily secretive. — Jake Sheridan, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 For those who have been told or badgered by family members to book travel early, doing so 21 days to 35 days ahead of travel resulted in an even more expensive 33% ticket hike. — Miami Herald, 19 May 2026 Nobody wants to be badgered for 30 days. — Dave Knox, Forbes.com, 14 May 2026 But players – Seahawks, Patriots, and any others past and present – have been badgered by reporters all week about whether an electrical substation next to the 49ers’ practice field is sabotaging players’ health. — Cam Inman, Mercury News, 7 Feb. 2026 Galliano badgered one individual for being Jewish and another for being of South Asian descent. — Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019

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Adjective

Others were placed under house arrest, harassed or subject to extensive surveillance, or had their passports confiscated, according to prior NPR reporting and the findings of the United Nations and rights groups.

— Emily Feng, NPR, 17 May 2026
For years, Christian clergy who live and work in Jerusalem have reported being frequently spat on, harassed and even physically attacked by Israeli extremists.

— Yuliya Talmazan, NBC news, 1 May 2026

Definition of harassed

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As of now, On does not sell soccer boots, although Mbappé has already teased a prototype in matches.

— Joe Bobowicz, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2026
Audrey Niffenegger has long teased the sequel to The Time Traveler’s Wife, featuring Clare and Henry’s Chrono-Displaced daughter Alba and her two husbands—Oliver, a time traveler like her, and Zach, existing in linear time.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of teased

Adjective

Earlier works tinging with an obscure kind of darkness that hinted at tortured psychological states have all but disappeared from her work and living quarters in lieu of an elegant old world charm.

— Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 29 Sep. 2026
But this leads to secrets revealed, lies told and tortured confrontations, not just with others but most intensely with himself.

— Pete Hammond, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of tortured

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Llínas and his wife, actress Laura Peredas, circle a neighborhood in vain looking for a statue while being pestered by their children.

— Sam Bodrojan, IndieWire, 17 Sep. 2026
Bowers was unable to see his rookie-year production in 2025 due to his PCL sprain and bone bruiser that pestered him since Week 1’s victory over the New England Patriots.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of pestered

Adjective

Livia’s sister-in-law invokes the poem when Livia learns, to her surprise, that her manipulative, abusive mother had been a frustrated musician.

— Sam Worley, Vulture, 5 Oct. 2026
They were thoroughly dominated by Chicago in a 23-12 loss on Sunday, a performance that left fans increasingly frustrated and the Jets insisting the franchise's past failures weren't seeping into the locker room.

— ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Adjective

Merritt Wever does typically excellent work as a harried producer and malfunctioning moral compass on To Catch a Predator.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Indeed, the footage of the harried production staff trying to keep the show going on from the office at Bray Studios where the shoot is happening sometimes plays like a vintage workplace comedy but with a dark undertow.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of harried

Adjective

Each application is pre-tested and integrated into the platform to reduce deployment time and improve reliability for end users.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 31 July 2026
But summer back in New York, amid the fug of the city, requires a return to a tested and true formula.

— Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 22 June 2025

Definition of tested

Adjective

But first, the premiere settles the audience into a tried and true cop drama with power struggles over jurisdiction, a local militia led by a man with his own agenda, and a suspect who literally blows the case wide open.

— Sabrina Reed, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Short films are a tried and true launching pad for horror directors.

— Lexi Carson, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2026

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