Synonyms of insulted

insulted

verb

past tense of insult

as in offended

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

insulted their hosts by casually remarking about the outdated look of their home

Synonyms & Similar Words

• offended
• outraged
• taunted
• wounded
• upset
• affronted
• slapped
• displeased
• hurt
• disturbed
• disrespected
• mocked
• slighted
• troubled
• dissed
• ridiculed
• snubbed
• distressed
• pained
• miffed
• jeered
• tortured
• slandered
• disparaged
• tormented
• oppressed
• defamed
• maligned
• reviled
• persecuted
• libeled
• smeared
• sneered (at)
• cut
• slurred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• applauded
• hailed
• praised
• complimented
• acclaimed
• commended
• flattered
• eulogized
• honored
• exalted
• pleased
• delighted
• satisfied
• gratified
• adulated
• glorified
• sweet-talked

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of insulted

For the last two years, Francesca Ortega insulted Latinos on social media with rhetoric that sounded straight from Stephen Miller. — Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Others insulted them, settling into the familiar wrestling roles of heroes and villains before ever stepping between the ropes. — Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

The film internalizes potential objections about a foreign director making a film that claims insight into Japanese characters’ interiority, with Carter being ritualistically insulted as a gaijin, or outsider. — Vadim Rizov, Variety, 19 Sep. 2026

The View star Alyssa Farah Griffin said a former boss who now works for Fox News once insulted her intelligence. — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 17 Sep. 2026

The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026

Screenshots shared with The Charlotte Observer by Moore show that Bogan repeatedly messaged Reform Stables’ business associates or fellow event organizers with animal abuse allegations against the stable and Moore, and insulted him online. — Amber Gaudet updated August 21, Charlotte Observer, 21 Aug. 2026

At the time, TMZ reported that the fight started when the other inmate, whose identity was not made public, insulted the rapper. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026

This insulted the intelligence of the American people, who can make up their own minds without being told what to think. — Editorial Board, Washington Post, 31 July 2026