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as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
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2
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely
as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with
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as in disrespected
to show contempt for
music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste
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as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to
slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction
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Recent Examples of slighted
Prince Harry also reportedly informed the royal family of his events in advance, so there would be no reason for anyone to feel slighted by his announcement.
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Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet the current Hawkeyes remain unranked and, to the players, somewhat slighted.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The head coach has seen firsthand what his former quarterback can do when he's slighted.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Jones, again, slighted the punt coverage with a 61-yard return to the Carolina 14-yard line.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Along with Immunis, the competing teams include a biotech company run by his best friend and several longevity clinics that felt slighted by Diamandis’s claims that Fountain Life is superior to its peers.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, Drake slighted Lamar in his music.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 5 Nov. 2025
Yet the current Hawkeyes remain unranked and, to the players, somewhat slighted.
—Scott Dochterman, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2025
The head coach has seen firsthand what his former quarterback can do when he's slighted.
—Jordan Sigler, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
Jones, again, slighted the punt coverage with a 61-yard return to the Carolina 14-yard line.
—Mike Kaye
september 28, Charlotte Observer, 28 Sep. 2025
The former Michigan and San Diego State coach, simply put, has been slighted by the hall.
—Nick Canepa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Sep. 2025
While fans welcomed the news, some of the original cast members felt slighted by the timing.
—Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Along with Immunis, the competing teams include a biotech company run by his best friend and several longevity clinics that felt slighted by Diamandis’s claims that Fountain Life is superior to its peers.
—Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025
For years, Drake slighted Lamar in his music.
—Joe Mathews, The Mercury News, 13 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighted
Verb
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No woman, under any circumstance, deserves to be insulted or humiliated.—
Megan Cartwright,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Folklorist Thomas Keightley tells the tale of a kobold named Hödeken who was insulted by a kitchen boy who kept spraying water at him.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The interruptions come after the company de-energized power lines into a nearby substation and isolated a portion of its natural gas system.—
Caroline Neal,
Louisville Courier Journal,
5 Nov. 2025
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One controller said more of their colleagues have called out sick during this shutdown than during the previous one, while the impacts on travel have been mostly isolated so far.—
Joel Rose,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Screech your outrage, ACC schools disrespected by just one bid and pound your shoes on a desk somewhere, Notre Dame haters, especially those in the commonwealth of Kentucky and in the sunny setting of Miami.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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In hundreds of communications reviewed by USA TODAY, Rochelle described falling behind on mortgage payments, needing help finding a daycare in Austin and feeling disrespected by caseworkers.—
Jayme Fraser,
USA Today,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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For weeks, the FDC, from its communication staff to Secretary Mark Inch, has ignored questions from reporters about how many inmates were being tested, how many tests were coming back positive, how many were coming back negative and how many were pending.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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The woman expresses frustration that her financial reality seems ignored.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Whoever is 77th will be sure to be offended.—
Dana O’Neil,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
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No one around the table can be offended or object to the joke.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Still, this is early days, and there have been similar drugs which looked promising at the beginning but were later rejected due to safety concerns, Nadar said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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That can feel quite personal, and maybe the parents feel rejected too.—
Toria Sheffield,
PEOPLE,
8 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Even if the 23rd French president’s time behind bars is cut short, the sound of any jailhouse door hitting him in the rear would be a sweet one for the many, many who disdained his right-wing politics and spectacular thirst for attention.—
Alexandra Marshall,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Rustin ran his hand over his own neck and forgot his mission.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
6 Nov. 2025
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Her theory is that, in cleaning up the murder scene, the killer forgot to wipe the doorknob.—
Rafaela Bassili,
Vulture,
29 Oct. 2025
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“Slighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighted. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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