DUNNED Synonyms: 83 Similar and Opposite Words

dunned

verb

past tense of dun

as in annoyed

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That was Gardner’s first game with the Colts after being acquired from the New York Jets, and while Indy pulled out the OT victory, Gardner was still annoyed by some of the social media chatter afterward.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Millard was either won over by Makowsky’s passion or annoyed into agreement by his persistence.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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Longer-term yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries were mostly flat, suggesting investors aren’t worried that higher rates will be needed for a long stretch of time to fight inflation.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Nvidia also said that Amazon Web Services would purchase 2 million of its graphic processors, offering an encouraging sign for investors worried that hyperscaler spending could shrink.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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Every president since there have been broadcasters has had reason to be irked by them, both radio and television.

— New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
If customers have been irked about the thumb-twiddling wait or early closing hours, most aren’t complaining.

— Michael Deeds, Idaho Statesman, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of irked

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Before Tuesday’s joint practice, Harbaugh was exasperated by the multiple questions asked from Chargers’ reporters about the left guard competition.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2026
Usher sweeps through the crowd, his security looking exasperated, with a goblet of cherries, trawling for women.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of exasperated

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Over time, a group of shareholders became particularly vexed with Taj Hotels, which had managed the property since 2005.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026
Zinn in the years to come was vexed both morally and politically by the impersonality of the killing as a bombardier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of vexed

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Township officials accused me of a power grab and riled up the local township boards, which came out en masse.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026
And while enough baseball (and IL time) has happened since then to dim Mayer’s star considerably, there’s enough promise left in him to get Law riled up about the trade.

— Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of riled

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Each presents a group portrait of a handful of disaffected British suburbanites—husbands who resent their deadening jobs, toddlers who whine and interrupt, and, above all, hassled wives subsumed by a crush of household obligations.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Tzolis routinely joined the press late and hassled the player in possession from his blindside.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 16 July 2026

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