DUDGEONS Synonyms: 54 Similar and Opposite Words

dudgeons

noun

plural of dudgeon

as in huffs

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity stomped off in high dudgeon after having his honor questioned

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Noun

David walks out of the kitchen and Moira huffs and takes his spot over the pot.

— Sabrina Weiss, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
As much as Payton bristles about media storylines and huffs about tempo questions, the Broncos went 25 minutes without a first down against Las Vegas.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 22 Nov. 2025

Definition of huffs

Noun

The past few weeks have seen the former host of To Catch a Predator repeatedly voice his frustrations with Oppenheim’s Primetime, A24’s dark thriller that will explore the origins of Hansen’s controversial Dateline segment.

— Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Sep. 2026
The festering frustrations over Moreno’s meddling and middling tenure as owner were on full display throughout what is now the team’s 11th consecutive losing season.

— Fabian Ardaya, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of frustrations

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McBride, like all good satirists, cranks up the volume of those resentments and insecurities, in the process revealing a new way to see the world.

— T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2026
When their ailing mother comes to live with them, old resentments resurface, forcing both women to confront grief, faith, ambition, and the fragile bonds that hold a family together.

— Zac Ntim, Deadline, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of resentments

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Jacobs, 28, was arrested May 26 by the Hobart/Lawrence Police Department on suspicion of five offenses related to domestic abuse and released the next day.

— Devon Henderson, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2026
The charges included conspiracy against the internal and external security of the state, forming or joining a terrorist organization and offenses related to attempts to change the form of the state.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

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duding (up)

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