as in offended
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home
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Recent Examples of insulted
And along those same lines, Gobert shouldn’t be insulted that Wembanyama probably is looking more forward to the possibility going shot-for-shot with Anthony Edwards in this series.
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Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
Haulcy plays like somebody insulted his family before kickoff.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Trump has threatened to fire Powell a number of times, as well as insulted his character and policies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Duchamp was insulted, threatened, and even spat upon, leading him to leave Paris.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Benfica fans insulted Vinícius from the stands.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
With it, everyone wins and no one gets hurt or insulted.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Every episode saw celebrities of various levels of fame stopping by the studio to be questioned and, occasionally, insulted by a narcissistic cartoon character.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Mike Finger, San Antonio Express-News, 2 May 2026
Haulcy plays like somebody insulted his family before kickoff.
—Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Apr. 2026
Trump has threatened to fire Powell a number of times, as well as insulted his character and policies.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Apr. 2026
Duchamp was insulted, threatened, and even spat upon, leading him to leave Paris.
—Howard Halle, ARTnews.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Benfica fans insulted Vinícius from the stands.
—ABC News, 6 Apr. 2026
With it, everyone wins and no one gets hurt or insulted.
—Judith Martin, Sun Sentinel, 27 Mar. 2026
Every episode saw celebrities of various levels of fame stopping by the studio to be questioned and, occasionally, insulted by a narcissistic cartoon character.
—Eric Vilas-Boas, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
Multiple teens on e-bikes insulted a student with anti-Black racial slurs and spitting, and one of the suspects injured the back leg of the victim with the tire of an e-bike, campus police said.
—City News Service, Oc Register, 11 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulted
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Someone else could disagree, get offended or think less of you depending on how an exchange goes.—
Madeline Holcombe,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Perhaps not offended enough by their bulletin board material offerings.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
1 May 2026
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As did a man in Germany, who was a fan of his book and outraged by his Instagram post.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
22 Apr. 2026
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Based on Chuck Palahniuk’s novel and starring Brad Pitt and Edward Norton, Fincher’s brooding and violent vision allegedly outraged Murdoch.—
Zack Sharf,
Variety,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Insulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulted. Accessed 11 May. 2026.
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