HUMORED Synonyms: 26 Similar and Opposite Words

humored

verb

past tense of humor

as in indulged

to give in to (a desire) humored her grandfather by listening to his war stories for the hundredth time

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Recent Examples of humored Even House Speaker Mike Johnson, who otherwise has humored Trump at every turn, has expressed revulsion at the idea of a pardon. — Robin Abcarian, Mercury News, 29 Oct. 2025 The actor then humored the crowd with an impression of the old Hollywood mogul recounting his pursuits of a beautiful woman in the Paramount commissary. — Andrew McGowan, Variety, 16 Aug. 2025 Colum scoffs at her offer, claiming that their father only humored Ellen. — Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025 Fans were humored by Bryan's confession. — Marina Watts, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025 Rocking a cool Off-White letterman jacket, Blue Ivy humored the crowd and photographers with a joyous jump as excitement built for the game ahead. — Ashley Iasimone, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019

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Night Seven indulged Bon Jovi’s love for sports, with NFL commissioner Roger Goodell and tennis legend John McEnroe mingling backstage.

— Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Within the home, the dogs were indulged to an unusual degree, holding status as nearly full members of the family.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026

Definition of indulged

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New Hampshire Democrats not pleased One-time heavyweights New Hampshire and Iowa battled to reclaim spots at the front of the calendar and weighed whether to go rogue against the DNC.

— Francesca Chambers, USA Today, 24 July 2026
Jim was, however, pleased to see that Citi thinks Azure is doing well.

— Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 15 July 2026

Definition of pleased

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Both were very emotional and gratified when they were told that wreck had finally been found, Gates told CNN’s Boris Sanchez.

— Rebekah Riess, CNN Money, 21 July 2026
While my pitch to Rogers did not lead to any particular path for pursing this cause in a formal way, I was gratified to learn that the Affordable Care Act would cover pre-existing conditions, rendering appeals on the subject moot.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026

Definition of gratified

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Rashida really walks this wonderful line between laughing at him and being delighted by him.

— Devon Ivie, Vulture, 30 July 2026
Far better was his save in a freezing Vienna in December 1996 against Rapid in the Champions League, which delighted the 5,000 travelling United fans and stunned the Austrians.

— Andy Mitten, New York Times, 27 July 2026

Definition of delighted

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That cut into his playing time, with the Rams leaning more on veterans like Quentin Lake and Kam Curl, which also spoiled a bit of that duo’s versatility and playmaking.

— Nate Atkins, New York Times, 28 July 2026
However, Lacy went ahead and accidentally spoiled a major part of the movie.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 28 July 2026

Definition of spoiled

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