DEVILED Synonyms: 82 Similar and Opposite Words

deviled

verb

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past tense of devil

as in grated

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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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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
Tournament favorites France, for example, have so thoroughly taunted and tormented their opponents that anything short of the final would seem an injustice at this point.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 30 June 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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But the irritation in his left knee, which is aggravated by pitching, continues to be a problem.

— Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Buxton re-aggravated a right hip issue that has sidelined him multiple times this season on Sunday, leaving the game early after attempting to steal second base.

— Betsy Helfand, Twin Cities, 7 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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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
Algae blooms have long bedeviled the DC landmark, though the one that broke out in the wake of the renovations appears to have reduced.

— James Powel, USA Today, 28 June 2026

Definition of bedeviled

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