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insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home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
The president has frequently insulted Powell and threatened to fire him.
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Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Hurry, sizes are going fast The comforter set is intentionally oversized to fit a variety of mattresses, and it’s insulted like a puffer jacket to keep you toasty warm at night.
—Michelle Baricevic, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This process can leave both parents and kids feeling at least temporarily lonely, insulted, or rejected.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 21 Jan. 2026
Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Accustomed to playing charming heroic protagonists, he is insulted by the offer of a supporting role.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
The researchers found that roughly half of respondents had been insulted in the past three months, a third had been harassed, and fifteen per cent had been threatened.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
After Minaj insulted her daughter, Cardi drew praise for mostly taking the high road.
—Janeé Bolden, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Bryan Mena, CNN Money, 3 Feb. 2026
Hurry, sizes are going fast The comforter set is intentionally oversized to fit a variety of mattresses, and it’s insulted like a puffer jacket to keep you toasty warm at night.
—Michelle Baricevic, PEOPLE, 1 Feb. 2026
This process can leave both parents and kids feeling at least temporarily lonely, insulted, or rejected.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 21 Jan. 2026
Even when insulted or thwarted – by Spanish intrigues on the Florida frontier, by British seizures in the Caribbean, by pamphleteers accusing him of being a monarch in disguise – Washington’s tone remained measured.
—Maurizio Valsania, The Conversation, 9 Jan. 2026
But there’s a big difference between knowing that a relative is a pill and loving them through it and being rudely insulted by a relative and just sucking it up.
—Eric Thomas, Baltimore Sun, 5 Jan. 2026
Accustomed to playing charming heroic protagonists, he is insulted by the offer of a supporting role.
—Leo Barraclough, Variety, 18 Dec. 2025
The researchers found that roughly half of respondents had been insulted in the past three months, a third had been harassed, and fifteen per cent had been threatened.
—Benjamin Wallace-Wells, New Yorker, 1 Dec. 2025
After Minaj insulted her daughter, Cardi drew praise for mostly taking the high road.
—Janeé Bolden, Rolling Stone, 26 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for insulted
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Perpetually offended, safe spaces, censoring free speech, culture of victimhood.—
Abid Rahman,
HollywoodReporter,
10 Feb. 2026
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Many say they are offended that their legal status, and by extension, their patriotism, could be questioned.—
Yvonne Wingett Sanchez,
The Atlantic,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Anyone with children, grandchildren or family should be outraged at what the fossil fuel industry is going to do to our country.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
17 Feb. 2026
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Spikes in the public charges in the recent past have outraged Connecticut consumers who pay the third highest electric rates in the nation, behind Hawaii and California.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Insulted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/insulted. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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