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

So for everyone who got offended by Team Norway’s decision to import around 1,276 pounds of food—and not around 2,000 pounds as some are claiming—just chill. — Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 4 July 2026

The pro‑government newspaper Sabah said dozens of viewers were offended by jokes on religion and filed complaints, prompting the investigation. — ABC News, 3 July 2026

The street preacher asks if someone could be cited if a transgender person is offended if they are misgendered by another person. — Emily Holshouser july 2, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 July 2026

Blazing Saddles, which was just re-ranked as the funniest movie ever made by the American Film Institute, certainly bent every norm and broke every rule, and potentially offended just about everybody — and therefore nobody — in the process. — Rance Collins, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026

The president was offended by that. — CBS News, 28 June 2026

Feeling offended by opinions that differ from yours? — Usa Today, USA Today, 26 June 2026

Evans, a 6-foot-6 guard from Duke, said he wasn’t offended by prognostications that place him late in the first round. — Los Angeles Times, 23 June 2026

At intervals John would shamble around the stage in a cruel parody of a disabled person, which in those days offended no one. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 18 June 2026