as in annoyed
subjected to and reacting with irritation
irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start
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as in bothered
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
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Recent Examples of irritated
Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
Make sure not to go over any areas that are inflamed or irritated, which can cause bleeding.
Rinse your face with a gentle cleanser and proceed with the rest of your skin-care routine.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 July 2025
While psoriasis causes symptoms like red, irritated skin, psoriatic arthritis is usually linked with signs like stiff, painful joints and swelling around the joints.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 18 July 2025
Just a few spritzes (no cotton pads necessary) post-cleanse—or anytime your skin feels dry, irritated, or overwhelmed—instantly soothes, softens, and tones.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 July 2025
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Adjective
Try not to get irritated if someone checks in on you when expressive Mercury aligns with Mars on August 18.
—Liz Simmons, StyleCaster, 28 July 2025
Make sure not to go over any areas that are inflamed or irritated, which can cause bleeding.
Rinse your face with a gentle cleanser and proceed with the rest of your skin-care routine.
—Sarah Y. Wu, Glamour, 23 July 2025
While psoriasis causes symptoms like red, irritated skin, psoriatic arthritis is usually linked with signs like stiff, painful joints and swelling around the joints.
—Korin Miller, Flow Space, 18 July 2025
Just a few spritzes (no cotton pads necessary) post-cleanse—or anytime your skin feels dry, irritated, or overwhelmed—instantly soothes, softens, and tones.
—Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated
Adjective
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Who gets annoyed when one of them comes to visit us?—
Abigail Van Buren,
Boston Herald,
29 July 2025
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The match Sunday between Britain’s Cameron Norrie and Nicolás Jarry turned into a deliciously passive-aggressive battle, as the Chilean grew increasingly annoyed with how long his opponent was bouncing the ball for between serves.—
Charlie Eccleshare,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Verb
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With the exception of the Russell 2000, which gained 1%, none of the major indices bothered to get out of bed the day after Christmas.—
JJ Kinahan,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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In fact, if you can’t be bothered even to reach for the remote to select this new button, the latest firmware update will also automatically start playing the next episode after a countdown.—
John Archer,
Forbes,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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When Myers was 16 years old, Gilles Bouchard scratched his head with what to do with him.—
Joshua Kloke,
The Athletic,
4 Jan. 2025
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Holding out hope for a big win, the woman bought a third ticket and scratched it in her car, according to the release.—
Lauren Liebhaber,
Kansas City Star,
3 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Reprising his role as the exasperated accountant, Oscar (played by actor Oscar Nunez) wants no part in the crew’s latest project.—
Cheyenne Roundtree,
Rolling Stone,
7 Aug. 2025
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Jess Walter’s sublime ‘So Far Gone’ finds redemption in exasperated Pacific Northwest exile.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 June 2025
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However, Large Language Models have scraped most of the data that is easily available Expect 2025 to show increasing efforts to obtain data, whether these are business contracts to acquire data, labeling systems to curate yet-untapped data, deploying more sensors, and so on.—
Nisha Talagala,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
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These models are trained on vast, unlicensed datasets scraped from internet and music platforms.—
Virginie Berger,
Forbes,
30 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Freed of her caring duties, angry and uncertain about her future Karl gets on a Greyhound bus and heads to Las Vegas where Jean is working as a waitress at the El Cortez.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
14 Aug. 2025
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The family defended themselves against an angry mob of hundreds of people who surrounded the house, throwing rocks and threatening the family, Duggan said.—
Dana Afana,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Umpires must already see pitches accurately, move well and handle upset managers and players.—
Becky Sullivan,
NPR,
13 Aug. 2025
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All three have gone after one another while 71-year-old conservative activist and talk show host Curtis Sliwa aims for a major upset for Republicans.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
12 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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An Atchison woman was found guilty of aggravated endangering a child in Leavenworth County court Wednesday in connection to the death of her 18-month-old daughter.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
13 Aug. 2025
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He was arrested and charged with two counts of aggravated manslaughter, two counts of vehicular homicide, evidence tampering and leaving the scene of an accident.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Irritated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/irritated. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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