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

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

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