1
as in ballistic
feeling or showing anger
the boss is really teed off about the loss of one of our most important clients, so it's probably best to avoid him right now
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2
as in irritated
subjected to and reacting with irritation
she gets really teed off if you touch anything on her desk
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teed off
Adjective
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The Secret Service officer was struck once in the chest but was wearing a ballistic vest.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
2 June 2026 -
The second deputy was hit in his ballistic vest, later received medical evaluation and was in stable condition after the shooting.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
Adjective
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The other models looked bored and even mildly irritated, as if their time were being wasted.—
Adam Turner,
Vanity Fair,
1 June 2026
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Trump takes aspirin to maintain his cardiovascular health, causing his skin to be easily irritated.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Linda Hyde, a Southwest Airlines Rapid Rewards member since 2014, boarded her Southwest flight on May 21 at Miami International Airport humiliated and angry.—
Ella Moore
Updated May 29,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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Elder’s sculpture was sitting outside of Bee Hive KC over Memorial Day Weekend when a man who was visibly angry allegedly began vandalizing the honeybee, according to Elder.—
Jenna Ebbers,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Fans were more than a little annoyed when large portions of season 5 of The Boys, ahead of its ultimate ending, appeared to be a large ad for the upcoming Vought Rising prequel spinoff series.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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One thing seemed clear, however, by the end of Wednesday's meeting, both Rodriguez and Commissioner Danielle Cohen Higgins appeared frustrated, almost annoyed, their attacks on the center failed to persuade their colleagues.—
Jim DeFede,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
Verb
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Azmoun was dropped from coach Amir Ghalenoei’s squad in March, reportedly because of a social media post that angered Iranian authorities during the ongoing war with the United States and Israel.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 June 2026
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Atletico were angered by Barcelona’s long pursuit of Antoine Griezmann, which saw Griezmann decide to stay in summer 2018 but move to the Camp Nou twelve months later.—
Ali Rampling,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
Adjective
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Previously, Hungarians opposed to the government were indignant but apathetic.—
Isaac Stanley-Becker,
The Atlantic,
10 Apr. 2026
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Upon his return, Tagovailoa gave a rather indignant response to those who questioned his NFL future.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi star as childhood pals turned hot and bothered frenemies having quite the torrid love affair as adults in a sumptuous and quite haughty bad romance.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
8 May 2026
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After a frustrating conversation with a hotel staffer about the air conditioning, a hot and bothered Fuller threw on a ball cap, turned it backward and recorded a rant on his cellphone.—
Tia Mitchell,
AJC.com,
1 May 2026
Verb
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While Hernández found contact on each of his at-bats, the rest of the team sputtered through six innings.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
26 May 2026
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After scoring the first 15 points of the game, San Antonio sputtered, eventually falling 123-108.—
Jared Weiss,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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“Teed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teed%20off. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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