as in insults
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
refused to respond to their petty slights
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as in offends
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in
the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges
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as in isolates
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 disdains
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 ignores
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 slights
The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
People who are more prone to road rage are more easily triggered than others by their experiences on the road, and may tend to perceive incidents (whether accidental or not) as personal slights, Hennessy said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Fans perceived it as the latest of an ongoing series of slights from Nike toward Sabalenka that another player debuted the look first, but Sabalenka’s dress is available for any player to purchase online.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 24 May 2026
As his relevance falters, Drake’s eye for slights and score-settling has grown so microscopic that even his stans need tweezers.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
This team lost its edge, its hunger, its willingness to take slights personally.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Give me a world where people break the rules to extend kindness to one another instead of slights and insults, please!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Michael Malone, during his Nuggets days, was a genius at creating enemies, of underlining slights that may or may not have ever been real.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Noun
Psychologists have long been interested in why some slights refuse to fade, and how those lingering injuries can settle in — reshaping a person’s thoughts, mood and sense of self over time.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 June 2026
Not only has the Netflix roast caused a stir among viewers, but the comedians who participated also have been trading slights in recent weeks.
—Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2026
People who are more prone to road rage are more easily triggered than others by their experiences on the road, and may tend to perceive incidents (whether accidental or not) as personal slights, Hennessy said.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 24 May 2026
Fans perceived it as the latest of an ongoing series of slights from Nike toward Sabalenka that another player debuted the look first, but Sabalenka’s dress is available for any player to purchase online.
—Ava Wallace, New York Times, 24 May 2026
As his relevance falters, Drake’s eye for slights and score-settling has grown so microscopic that even his stans need tweezers.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 18 May 2026
This team lost its edge, its hunger, its willingness to take slights personally.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 4 May 2026
Give me a world where people break the rules to extend kindness to one another instead of slights and insults, please!
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 13 Apr. 2026
Michael Malone, during his Nuggets days, was a genius at creating enemies, of underlining slights that may or may not have ever been real.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slights
Noun
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The adversaries made for a striking scene, exchanging insults in mutually unintelligible languages in the dead of night.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 June 2026
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Candidates also say the interim mayor must return order to meetings, which have become increasingly discordant as the public interrupts proceedings and occasionally hurls pointed insults at council members.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
15 June 2026
Verb
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Sean Miller is a pretty good coach (sorry if this offends @ Xavier faithful).—
SportsDay Staff,
Dallas Morning News,
22 Mar. 2026
Verb
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This solid layer isolates the reactive processes, stopping leaks and stabilizing the cell during high-energy cycles.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 June 2026
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The new data isolates the totals for season two and shows huge improvements year to year, particularly through the middle of the season.—
Rick Porter,
HollywoodReporter,
14 May 2026
Verb
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Krikorian said a more traditional law enforcement approach should trade street sweeps for a greater focus on worksite enforcement – something Homan has advocated for, but which Trump disdains.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
7 Feb. 2026
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White supremacy, which is very much alive in the land — turn on the news — disdains every people of color.—
Robert Lloyd,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Six Sex never ignores the horrors, but uses them as fuel for a debut that unfurls as a freewheeling post-porno blitz.—
E.R. Pulgar,
Pitchfork,
11 June 2026
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But dismissing the current structure as inadequate or politically driven ignores decades of success and the collaborative model that has restored and sustained wildlife populations nationwide.—
Mike Elfenbein,
The Orlando Sentinel,
10 June 2026
Noun
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Content that outrages, polarizes or triggers anxiety keeps us watching.—
Avital Pardo,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Trump snubs Cornyn amid retribution campaign The negative tenor could diminish turnout in an election already complicated by coming a day after Memorial Day, Texas Republican strategist Tyler Norris said.—
Thomas Beaumont,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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More tech —Trump taps Zuck and Jensen—but snubs Elon and Sam Altman, for tech advisory council.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Slights.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slights. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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