HACK (OFF) Synonyms: 100 Similar and Opposite Words

hack (off)

verb

Definition of hack (off)

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts people who ask blatantly stupid questions really hack me off

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Studio executives who annoyed her might find their films receiving tepid coverage.

— Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 27 Oct. 2026
The Biden administration also had a commitment to AI safety that annoyed AI companies.

— Nina Verdelli, Vanity Fair, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoy

Verb

The Department of Justice’s prosecution of a Saudi national for allegedly bugging an OpenAI conference room is causing anxiety among OpenAI employees, many of whom are foreign nationals.

— Benjamin Guggenheim, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
On Monday, a court granted the US government’s request to deny release of a former OpenAI engineer accused of bugging a top-secret conference room to steal the frontier lab’s secrets.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of bug

Verb

In fact, the movie doesn’t even bother revealing Fang’s ultimate fate; but then again, he’s been fully vindicated in the court of public opinion, so who cares?

— Todd Gilchrist, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026
Nothing shows the world that the outside noise doesn’t bother you quite like preparing a statement ahead of time about how much the outside noise doesn’t bother you.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of bother

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During this same time his father had vanished behind the Bamboo Curtain and was almost certainly persecuted, possibly even murdered, by the same Communists that Hoover claimed to be fighting.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Oct. 2026
Those governments provide assurances that people won’t be persecuted or tortured, federal attorneys said.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of persecute

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Notably, the landfill operator’s air quality monitors had repeatedly reported high levels of lung-irritating hydrogen sulfide in 2023 and 2024.

— Tony Briscoe, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2026
The ingredient releases gradually overnight to restore elasticity, even out the skin tone, and minimize the appearance of wrinkles without irritating the skin.

— Lauren Valenti, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of irritate

Verb

The 5-foot-9 ball handler got to the rim at will and finished several of her drives with a package of crafty hook shots.

— Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 18 June 2026
The next generation of Knicks fans got to experience the championship celebration at the Standard Biergarten.

— Alexa Herrera, CBS News, 18 June 2026

Definition of get to

Verb

None of the people who let me into their homes – who sat with me at their kitchen tables, put out a chair and plate for me at their family dinners, took me to their most personal thoughts, places and financial information – asked for much.

— Phil Mattingly, CNN Money, 1 Nov. 2026
That year, Mackay said, the company put out a request for proposals through a codename.

— Gaby Del Valle, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of put out

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