MIFF Synonyms: 108 Similar and Opposite Words

miff 1 of 2

noun

ˈmif

Definition of miff

as in huff

the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity "No one asked you!" she retorted, with some miff

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miff

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verb

as in to annoy

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Verb

Finch, a former Nuggets assistant coach, was miffed during his postgame press conference. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 21 Apr. 2026 The Jazz had opened up a double-digit lead in the second half, and Ball Arena was miffed. — Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 28 Mar. 2026 Staten Island residents still miffed by 2-K snub Staten Island was left out of the first 2,000 seats available for 2-K, prompting the mayor to go there Tuesday to undo the hurt feelings. — Elijah Westbrook, CBS News, 10 Mar. 2026 The Blue Jackets were once again miffed about their lack of power plays. — Aaron Portzline, New York Times, 1 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for miff

Recent Examples of Synonyms for miff

Noun

Devers walked back to the dugout in a huff.

— Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026
Not everyone feels the same way, however, and some progressive parents and staff are in a huff.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 19 May 2026

Definition of huff

Noun

Their frustrations have ranged from anger over the tax incentives offered to certain projects to NIMBY-esque aesthetic concerns about acres upon acres of solar panels.

— Kristi Swartz, AJC.com, 20 Aug. 2026
This recent incident has caused a great deal of anger and frustration among the Taiwanese artistic community and general public as news has circulated online widely this week.

— Vivienne Chow, ARTnews.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of anger

Verb

Usher sweeps through the crowd, his security looking exasperated, with a goblet of cherries, trawling for women.

— Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2026
The result is a fascinating deconstruction of the documentary process, with Pretsell both charmed and exasperated by his mercurial and temperamental subject.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of exasperate

Noun

That ambiguity is echoed in Banks’ score, which takes on the tone of a lament and a celebration, frustration and hope, struggle and liberation, the quest for transcendence in the face of the challenges posed by daunting inequities.

— George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
The move follows efforts by Pinterest and LinkedIn to respond to users’ frustrations with AI slop in their feeds.

— Clare Duffy, CNN Money, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustration

Verb

Lemon water can irritate teeth or stomach in large amounts and may need to be limited in people with advanced kidney disease who have fluid or potassium restrictions.

— MD Published, Verywell Health, 10 Aug. 2026
Few things at airports irritate customers like filthy toilets or water on the restroom floor.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritate

Noun

The benches and bullpens emptied as the first baseman, who had homered in the first inning, took umbrage with the pitches.

— LaMond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Vitello did not mention Randazzo or the Apple TV broadcast, but the Giants’ rookie manager took umbrage with the accusation.

— Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of umbrage

Verb

Zinn in the years to come was vexed both morally and politically by the impersonality of the killing as a bombardier.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026
This scene among the pines and mountains of a small central Vermont town reveals how Plainfield, with a population of nearly 1,000 people, is finding a way to solve a problem vexing communities across the United States.

— Olivia Fletcher, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026

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