as in dissatisfied
having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions
a disgruntled postal worker was responsible for the vandalism
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
1
as in infuriated
to cause to change from friendly or loving to unfriendly or uncaring
an employee, disgruntled by the restaurant owner's shabby treatment, turned him in to the IRS
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
2
as in displeased
to make discontented
a crew disgruntled by a long voyage that provided no opportunity for recreation onshore
Synonyms & Similar Words
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of disgruntled
Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Shemar Stewart: The Cincinnati Bengals have another disgruntled player.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The document indicates Penner also noted rationale for getting the deal done, including a summary of Penner’s notes that indicated the club didn’t want a disgruntled quarterback after trading extensive draft capital for him earlier that year.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
The Flyers made another major deal with the Ducks in January 2024, with GM Danny Briere sending the disgruntled Gauthier to Anaheim for defenseman Jamie Drysdale, Zegras’ longtime friend.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgruntled
Adjective
While the first two brackets seemed to have an overwhelmingly positive reaction, aside from a few disgruntled fans upset that their favorite queens weren’t moving on to the next round, the third bracket shifted from genuine excitement to what could be seen as gradual fatigue.
—Braedon Montgomery, Forbes.com, 28 June 2025
Shemar Stewart: The Cincinnati Bengals have another disgruntled player.
—Jim Reineking, USA Today, 24 June 2025
The document indicates Penner also noted rationale for getting the deal done, including a summary of Penner’s notes that indicated the club didn’t want a disgruntled quarterback after trading extensive draft capital for him earlier that year.
—Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 24 June 2025
The Flyers made another major deal with the Ducks in January 2024, with GM Danny Briere sending the disgruntled Gauthier to Anaheim for defenseman Jamie Drysdale, Zegras’ longtime friend.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for disgruntled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disgruntled
Adjective
-
Canada faces a 35% tariff The U.S.’s northern neighbor got a higher rate because Trump is dissatisfied with Canada’s efforts to stop the flow of fentanyl.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
1 Aug. 2025
-
What the White House has tried to do hasn't satisfied many, including in his base — and could make for headaches for swing-district Republicans A CNN survey conducted July 10-13 found half of respondents were dissatisfied with how much information has been released, including 4 in 10 Republicans.—
Domenico Montanaro,
NPR,
25 July 2025
Adjective
-
Keegan was visibly frustrated after a low snap on a third-down situation killed the play.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
-
The user is growing frustrated after years of conscious effort to save, only to feel overlooked.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
-
Madrid were angered by a decision in that game to award Espanyol defender Carlos Romero a yellow card for a 60th-minute challenge on Kylian Mbappe, which was not upgraded to a red card by VAR.—
Guillermo Rai,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
-
That meeting angered Israeli officials, and reportedly Dermer in particular.—
Alex Marquardt,
CNN Money,
10 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
Not seeing his name on the list should have annoyed him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
9 Apr. 2025
-
While typically a crowd at a concert might have been annoyed that the performer stopped the show to have a chat with a fan, the audience couldn’t have been more supportive and receptive.—
Melissa Locker,
Southern Living,
4 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The sketch opened with Mikey Day as Jesus, recreating the scene from the Bible in which Christ visits the temple and gets enraged at seeing money changers transacting business within its walls.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Apr. 2025
-
While there, Jesus visited the temple and enraged upon seeing money changers transacting business within its sacred walls, expelled them all.—
McKinley Franklin,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Apr. 2025
Verb
-
The policy outraged customers as going-out-of-business sales continue and some argued there was little notice to redeem their store value.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
21 Mar. 2025
-
The move caught White House officials off guard and outraged some supporters of the president, who had been promised that more details would be made public.—
Katherine Faulders,
ABC News,
20 Mar. 2025
Verb
-
And while Twitter long struggled to turn its influence into a profitable business, the company’s value is more questionable now than ever after Musk’s controversial policies alienated advertisers.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN,
15 Mar. 2025
-
Others, however, argue there were plenty of errors made on the campaign trail, from refusing to distance herself from Biden or touting an endorsement from former GOP Representative Liz Cheney, which critics say alienated key Democratic constituencies.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
Newsweek,
13 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Disgruntled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disgruntled. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share