deviled

verb

variants or devilled
past tense of devil
as in grated

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for deviled
  1. grated
  2. gnawed
  3. tormented
  4. irritated
  5. persecuted
  6. aggravated
  7. exasperated
  8. bedeviled
Verb
  • Comté cheese, coarsely grated, to béchamel and stir until melted and combined.
    — Alexia Duchêne, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 June 2026
  • Rollins grated Breakker’s face against the steel cage as Bron collapsed.
    — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 27 June 2026
Definition of grated
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  • Wild animals had gnawed through the pressurized canisters, releasing the chemicals inside.
    — Rachel Becker, Los Angeles Times, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The lengthy posts are the latest development in the long-standing family feud that has gnawed away at the Beckhams’ attempts to project a perfect family life.
    — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 20 Jan. 2026
Definition of gnawed
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  • Their absence clearly tormented him, but his total dependence on Sara seemed to embarrass him, too.
    — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026
  • The three-paragraph note compared Lyons to a Nazi and predicted that Lyons would be tormented by his own conscience.
    — Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 6 July 2026
Definition of tormented
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  • But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.
    — Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
  • Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.
    — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026
Definition of irritated
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  • The Washington Principles also recognize that many sales of artwork by Jews during the Nazi era occurred while they were being persecuted, or under duress.
    — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
  • Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have been persecuted.
    — Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of persecuted
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  • These dangers are aggravated by the widespread use of methamphetamine.
    — Josh Katz, New York Times, 15 July 2026
  • The star guard returned from a back injury aggravated during the June 24 game against the Phoenix Mercury and scored just nine points in 16 minutes.
    — Dan Zaksheske OutKick, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2026
Definition of aggravated
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  • Though celebrated for his affability, Lincoln grew exasperated with Field’s rapid-fire delivery, waving him away.
    — Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026
  • And based on the docket, the federal judge who handled her case grew exasperated with the avalanche of filings.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 15 June 2026
Definition of exasperated
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  • Shares of artificial intelligence chipmakers continued to slide on Friday, resuming the lackluster performance that has bedeviled many of the companies in recent weeks as investors scrutinize the AI industry.
    — Max Zahn, ABC News, 17 July 2026
  • Moreover, the next stage of negotiations will have to confront more long-standing territorial and political disputes that have bedeviled regional peace.
    — Anthony Wanis-St John, The Conversation, 10 July 2026
Definition of bedeviled
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