MIFFED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

miffed

verb

past tense of miff

as in annoyed

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During his last visit to Tehran in 2012, Aryan Diba enjoyed the sweeping hospitality of the city, but was annoyed when he and a group of friends were disrupted by local authorities while talking to a group of women at a local fast food joint.

— Colin Wrenn, Denver Post, 5 Aug. 2026
The Australian miner with closest ties to China, Forrest was annoyed by CMRG’s attack, calling on the commodity buying cartel to ‘negotiate fairly’.

— Tim Treadgold, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 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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But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape.

— Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

Definition of irritated

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Over at Macquarie, Thierry Wizman and Gareth Berry also sound like they’re exasperated with the unending conflict.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 30 July 2026
Though celebrated for his affability, Lincoln grew exasperated with Field’s rapid-fire delivery, waving him away.

— Danny Heitman, Christian Science Monitor, 1 July 2026

Definition of exasperated

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In the meantime, the deadly encounter has reignited a contentious debate about body cameras, one that has long vexed local officials and pitted some of the city’s progressive groups against each other.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
Regime Change, the recent runaway bestseller by Times reporters Maggie Haberman and Jonathan Swan, has vexed the president further.

— David Folkenflik, NPR, 23 July 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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Samuel’s U-turn comes amid uncertainty about wide receiver Ricky Pearsall, who aggravated his right knee’s posterior cruciate ligament in Monday’s second practice of training camp.

— Cam Inman, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
But the Dodgers previously believed only pitching aggravated the injury.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 31 July 2026

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