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

Are the Norwegian authorities concerned for children’s safety — or are they offended by this family’s rigidly patriarchal beliefs, which include intolerance toward homosexuality? — Tim Grierson, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Nathan is offended and starts going on his usual rant about not tolerating disrespect toward his family. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

The debate intensified over the weekend when former Mayor Rudy Giuliani, speaking on Newsmax, said he would be offended if Mamdani attended the ceremony. — ABC News, 7 Sep. 2026

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

Patterson indicated he wasn’t offended when the Dolphins signed Gonzalez as competition. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026

The question that has been most persistently posed by the press—whether M is based on Cusk’s real-life acquaintance Natalie Portman, who is reportedly offended by the implication—has an answer as obvious as the very line of inquiry is tedious. — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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