Synonyms of dudgeon

dudgeon

noun

as in huff

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity

stomped off in high dudgeon after having his honor questioned

Synonyms & Similar Words

• huff
• anger
• indignation
• umbrage
• frustration
• exasperation
• resentment
• pique
• irritation
• displeasure
• outrage
• offense
• annoyance
• discomfort
• peeve
• miff
• ire
• grief
• indignity
• agitation
• distress
• upset
• perturbation
• vexation
• angriness
• dander
• temper
• insult
• tizzy
• aggravation
• disturbance
• affront
• tantrum
• barb
• pet
• slight
• bother
• slur
• pouts
• brickbat
• irateness
• fit
• slap
• botheration
• sulk(s)
• put-down
• dig

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfaction
• pleasure
• appeasement
• pacification
• gratification
• delight
• happiness
• mollification
• contentment

Synonym Chooser

How is the word dudgeon distinct from other similar nouns?

Some common synonyms of dudgeon are huff, offense, pique, resentment, and umbrage. While all these words mean "an emotional response to or an emotional state resulting from a slight or indignity," dudgeon suggests an angry fit of indignation.

stormed out of the meeting in high dudgeon

When would huff be a good substitute for dudgeon?

The words huff and dudgeon are synonyms, but do differ in nuance. Specifically, huff implies a peevish short-lived spell of anger usually at a petty cause.

in a huff he slammed the door

When could offense be used to replace dudgeon?

Although the words offense and dudgeon have much in common, offense implies hurt displeasure.

takes deep offense at racial slurs

When is it sensible to use pique instead of dudgeon?

The synonyms pique and dudgeon are sometimes interchangeable, but pique applies to a transient feeling of wounded vanity.

in a pique I foolishly declined the invitation

Where would resentment be a reasonable alternative to dudgeon?

The words resentment and dudgeon can be used in similar contexts, but resentment suggests lasting indignation or ill will.

harbored a lifelong resentment of his brother

In what contexts can umbrage take the place of dudgeon?

The meanings of umbrage and dudgeon largely overlap; however, umbrage may suggest hurt pride, resentment, or suspicion of another's motives.

took umbrage at the offer of advice

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of dudgeon

Maybe the high public dudgeon is just envy masquerading as principle. —Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 12 June 2026

Beck is in a state of high dudgeon, because there’s a big shipment due and two of his drivers are AWOL. —Chris Klimek, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2025

Close’s game, canny performance of reliving her own past couldn’t quite obscure the ungainliness of some of Webber’s songs, the dudgeon and occasional monotony of the sung-through score, or the strain of trying to generate plot friction in a story with only four major characters. —Daniel D'addario, Variety, 21 Oct. 2024

Instead, the high dudgeon now heard in Tennant’s fey voice gives too much weight to the smugness of group-thinkers. —Armond White, National Review, 18 Sep. 2024

Truth Social, meanwhile, is its own, strange creature: a social media platform born out of Donald Trump’s dudgeon at being banned from Facebook and Twitter due to his posts on those platforms. —Samanth Subramanian, Quartz, 23 Mar. 2024

But some Angelenos took their picket signs and their dudgeon to City Hall. —Patt Morrison, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2023

Dederer is at her best on such complicities—her own fondness for assholes, our cultural fascination with monsters—and less convincing when in a dudgeon, or deploying her feelings and experiences as intellectual credentials. —Laura Kipnis, The New Republic, 5 May 2023

But the movement is flummoxed now that its style of one-way dialogue and high-dudgeon shaming is provoking sharp backlash from illiberal strongmen, right-wing populists, and the mass constituencies that support these strongmen around the globe. —Jack Snyder, Foreign Affairs, 21 July 2022

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