Synonyms of displeased

displeased 1 of 2

adjective

as in dissatisfied

having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions

feeling vaguely displeased by the way his relationship with his girlfriend seemed to be going

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissatisfied
• frustrated
• unhappy
• discontented
• aggrieved
• disappointed
• disgruntled
• disillusioned
• disturbed
• upset
• out of joint
• discontent
• depressed
• malcontent
• sad
• perturbed
• disenchanted
• unfulfilled
• dejected
• miserable
• disquieted
• sorrowful
• inconsolable
• despairing
• downcast
• despondent
• disconsolate
• joyless
• doleful
• mournful
• downhearted
• low-spirited
• forlorn
• hangdog
• down

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• satisfied
• contented
• content
• glad
• happy
• delighted
• gratified
• joyful
• joyous
• blissful
• triumphant
• jubilant
• exultant
• elated

displeased

2 of 2

verb

past tense of displease

as in annoyed

to make discontented

her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her

Synonyms & Similar Words

• dissatisfied
• annoyed
• irritated
• discontented
• disturbed
• upset
• disgruntled
• disaffected
• agitated
• depressed
• perturbed
• estranged
• alienated
• irked
• aggrieved
• saddened
• disquieted
• peeved
• nettled
• discomposed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• satisfied
• gratified
• contented
• delighted
• tickled
• gladdened
• calmed
• soothed
• tranquilized

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of displeased

Adjective

The Wolverines looked out of sorts for most of the night, and Whittingham was visibly displeased with their performance. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026

Drinkwitz was displeased with just one sack and no takeways from the defense on the night. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Public Broadcast Laboratory was displeased with her footage of Coleman and Denardo and cancelled the film. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026

Vitello fervently defended Adames the day after the broadcast, and Adames was plenty displeased with how he was framed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026

The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026

The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026

Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, was still displeased with the larger spending plan, which is the largest in state history despite its minimal growth. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 16 June 2026

Reunion host Andy Cohen was displeased in a Threads post. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 24 Apr. 2026

Verb

While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026

The only cohort of players likely to be displeased with this year’s prize money increases are doubles specialists. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Sadat was killed by Muslim extremists who were displeased with Sadat’s foreign and domestic policies. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026

When the restaurant informed the couple that they were not permitted to offer special alcoholic deals due to local restrictions, the couple was displeased. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026

Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026

Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026

Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026

Brown, 28, leaves Philadelphia after being displeased with his production and the performance of the Eagles’ offense, which has employed five different coordinators in as many years. — Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 1 June 2026