Synonyms of offended

offended

verb

past tense of offend

1

as in trespassed

to commit an offense

since this is the first time you've offended, we'll let you off lightly

Synonyms & Similar Words

• trespassed
• fell
• wandered
• sinned
• strayed
• erred
• transgressed
• violated
• infringed
• broke the law
• fell from grace
• breached
• lapsed
• broke
• messed up
• backslid

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• justified
• forgave
• pardoned
• regretted
• repented
• rued

2

as in insulted

to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in

the visitor unintentionally offended his hosts terribly by failing to compliment them on the elaborately prepared meal

Synonyms & Similar Words

• insulted
• outraged
• upset
• affronted
• wounded
• displeased
• taunted
• hurt
• disturbed
• slapped
• slighted
• troubled
• disrespected
• mocked
• dissed
• ridiculed
• pained
• distressed
• miffed
• snubbed
• oppressed
• tortured
• jeered
• tormented
• slandered
• disparaged
• maligned
• defamed
• persecuted
• reviled
• libeled
• smeared
• sneered (at)
• cut
• slurred

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• approved
• applauded
• hailed
• praised
• acclaimed
• commended
• complimented
• flattered
• eulogized
• honored
• pleased
• exalted
• delighted
• gratified
• satisfied
• adulated
• glorified
• sweet-talked

3

as in violated

to fail to keep

offended conventional standards of uniformity by not adhering to the company dress code

Synonyms & Similar Words

• violated
• broke
• traduced
• transgressed
• breached
• infringed (on or upon)
• contravened
• fractured
• ignored
• disobeyed
• rebelled
• disregarded
• slighted
• neglected
• dismissed
• overlooked
• passed over
• scorned
• resisted
• brushed (off)
• winked (at)
• flouted
• blew off
• tuned out
• withstood
• defied
• shrugged off
• overpassed
• pooh-poohed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• observed
• followed
• served
• submitted (to)
• complied (with)
• heard
• obeyed
• yielded (to)
• conformed (to)
• noted
• minded
• noticed
• regarded
• marked
• attended
• watched
• surrendered (to)
• deferred (to)
• listened (to)
• heeded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of offended

And the White player would have been labeled as soft if he was offended. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Don’t let being offended by someone’s opinion stop you from talking to them. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026

The relationship between the board and the community has gotten so contentious that Licata told the hundreds in attendance at an April board meeting that comments made toward the board offended him. — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Aug. 2026

Deeply offended, New York Times executive editor Abe Rosenthal sent a confidential memo to publisher Punch Sulzberger. — Heather Hendershot, The Conversation, 31 July 2026

One of the lawyers, Hassan Bazzi, said Sehnaoui violated the law and offended national sentiments. — ABC News, 29 July 2026

Especially since so many of the people claiming to be offended by the art in my book are also gleefully distributing it far and wide to get their mailing lists angry and engaged. — Literary Hub, 23 July 2026

The idea that people who lived in small states should enjoy more power than people who lived in large states offended Madison and Hamilton’s sense of justice. — Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

Ormund is introduced in the third-season premiere issuing orders at his army’s encampment and then, with a put-upon air, closely sniffing his pomander as if offended by the whole dreary business. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 13 July 2026