EXASPERATED Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrā-təd

Definition of exasperated

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation overworked, exasperated parents barking at their children over little things

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verb

past tense of exasperate

as in irritated

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so

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Recent Examples of exasperated

Adjective

Republican voters, the bulwark of the president’s political power, appear similarly exasperated. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Liu, 28, recalls with an exasperated grin. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Verb

Richmond, exasperated, seems to have folded up Paine’s gift into quarters and buried it within his papers. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for exasperated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for exasperated

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Steve was likely annoyed with Lilly, weary of revisiting his plan, and confident in his rationale from past experience.

— Susan MacKenty Brady, Fortune, 14 July 2026
Hardin is more amused than annoyed, particularly given the origin of the FTD Burger.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 26 June 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of irritated

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Around the world, angry locals displaced from their neighborhoods by the high cost of living are revolting against the $135 billion short-term rental industry.

— Linda Robertson, Miami Herald, 16 July 2026
In person, the range-topping Spider looks hilariously boxy up front, deliciously wedgy from the side, and surprisingly angry from the back.

— Jerry Perez, The Drive, 15 July 2026

Definition of angry

Verb

The problem Databento is solving has bothered anyone who has ever tried to get institutional-grade market data.

— Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 9 July 2026
There was a stretch of my adolescence, sometime in the early 2000s, when I was quietly convinced my life was a television show and no one had bothered to tell me.

— Alli Kushner, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026

Definition of bothered

Adjective

After nearly losing, in what would have been a Cinderella upset, to a completely unheralded Cabo Verde, Argentina benefitted from questionable refereeing decisions in subsequent victories over Egypt and Switzerland.

— Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 16 July 2026
Some Carowinds visitors were upset the park did not announce the roller coaster was closed sooner.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 15 July 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026
When Riley returned to the table, La La told me that his high profile in the city sometimes bugged her, because fans were always interrupting them, even sitting down at their table.

— Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

Definition of bugged

Adjective

Parsons was also previously convicted of burglary and aggravated battery.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026
The individuals have been charged with one or a combination of offenses including simple assault, conspiracy, theft, failure to disperse, disorderly conduct, aggravated assault, riot and others.

— Christopher Edwards, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026

Definition of aggravated

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The Washington Principles also recognize that many sales of artwork by Jews during the Nazi era occurred while they were being persecuted, or under duress.

— Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 29 June 2026
Representatives of the Orthodox Church of Ukraine have been persecuted.

— Mark Temnycky, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Definition of persecuted

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