MIFFED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

miffed

verb

past tense of miff

as in annoyed

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One guy in cargo shorts and a battered Ramones T-shirt kept casting dirty looks at the sky, clearly annoyed at the thumping of the TV news helicopters — there were at least three overhead at all times — drowning out his commentary.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
What annoyed me the most, though, was the way the meditation teachers talked, which tended toward New Age–isms in passive voice.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of annoyed

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On Monday against the Phoenix Mercury, Clark spent the game peeved at the officials and picked up her fifth technical after clapping in an antagonizing manner toward a rival.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 27 June 2026
As the round progressed, DeChambeau’s body language went from purposeful to puzzled to downright peeved, which is something of a typical descent for DeChambeau.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 14 May 2026

Definition of peeved

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As new waves of feminists confronted different issues, some became exasperated by Steinem’s seemingly perennial role as the face of the women’s movement.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
We have been puzzled, even exasperated at times, by the Heat’s level of patience with its roster over the past two seasons, particularly last year.

— Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of exasperated

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Many economists believe that final round of stimulus relief overheated the economy and fed inflation, which has vexed the American public for the past five years.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 10 Sep. 2026
For decades scientists and researchers have been vexed by a sound emanating from cats.

— Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of vexed

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Iraq similarly felt scandalized that its sovereignty had been so blatantly affronted and disregarded.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Many Idaho liberals of all ages were especially affronted by the fact that the Israeli government paid for the lawmakers’ travel, said Olivia Luna, the president of Idaho’s Babe Vote, who signed the letter as an individual calling for Rubel’s resignation.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 30 Sep. 2025

Definition of affronted

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Goebel later emphasized that the maze was not meant to endorse everything Kirk said or did, nor dismiss concerns from people offended by some of his remarks.

— Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 3 Sep. 2026
Emirati leaders became deeply offended when Washington promptly billed them for that assistance.

— Paul Iddon, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

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