MIFFED Synonyms: 61 Similar and Opposite Words

miffed

verb

past tense of miff

as in annoyed

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Verb

In the situation with the umbrella, King Charles had every right to be annoyed with his aides.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2026
In one episode, viewers are annoyed, in anther react in a more relaxed fashion.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

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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Salazar’s attempt to distance herself from the increasingly-unpopular president could potentially appease moderate and independent voters, but her TV ad also irritated Trump personally — as well as some of his hard-core MAGA supporters.

— Michael Vasquez, Miami Herald, 21 Oct. 2026
Some develop in varicose veins; others form where a needle or IV has irritated a vein.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of irritated

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In interviews with dozens of voters casting their ballots early in the Detroit area, few were aware of the Democratic infighting, and those who were aware were exasperated.

— Rachel Lerman, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2026
Strategy has been nonexistent in that turret — another problem — but Jama has been visibly exasperated by Acaster’s guilty conscience.

— Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of exasperated

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But Democrats face a tall task ahead, economists say, especially because the broader economic challenges that vexed voters stem from global conflicts like the Iran war and stubborn inflation.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Most Martian meteorites are just a couple billion years old, which has long vexed scientists, given that spacecraft observations of the Red Planet suggest much of its surface is more than 3 billion years old.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 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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And if Herbert is offended by his passes being compared to someone flinging some Boar's Head around, then maybe work on not leading the league with ten interceptions.

— Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Selena is offended, and splashes him with the liquid, which burns and kills him.

— William Vaillancourt, Rolling Stone, 1 Nov. 2026

Definition of offended

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Brents has been nursing a neck/shoulder injury for the past two weeks and re-aggravated it in Sunday’s 28-25 win over the Jets.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2026
The fighting on the Ethiopian side of the border stems from a territorial dispute between the Oromia and Somali regional administrations, aggravated by the killing of a 13-year-old girl in an area administered by the Somali regional administration.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026

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