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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Ukraine’s Air Defense said Russia launched in excess of 40 ballistic and cruise missiles as well as more than 650 drones of various types, calling it one of the toughest attacks of the year to date.—
Jonathan Tirone,
Bloomberg,
16 Apr. 2026 -
And that Iran itself is a dangerous actor that destabilizes the Middle East and talks about threatening Israel and is definitely developing nuclear power beyond civilian use at some level and has a very advanced ballistic-missile program.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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More than a decade later, Silverman would remain irritated by this.—
Jennifer Armstrong,
IndieWire,
15 Apr. 2026
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Everybody’s just irritated with each other.—
Ryan Brennan,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The many leaps in time to the wedding—to which Ruben shows up on a motorcycle, angry enough to knock his brother out with a single punch—consistently ratchet up the sense of dread, and the suspense over why or how these two have stayed enmeshed.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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Jabil board defies angry shareholders.—
Jim Edwards,
Fortune,
24 Apr. 2026
Adjective
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The secretary did not obtain permission from the White House to attend a political event and made an aggressive push for the president to endorse his son-in-law, reportedly causing senior White House staff to become annoyed with him.—
Robert Schmad,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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Still annoyed, weirdly offended, and slightly spiraling.—
Jenna Ryu,
SELF,
6 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Many Canadians have also been angered by Trumps comments suggesting Canada become the 51st state.—
Jim Morris,
Fortune,
19 Apr. 2026
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This further angered anti-ICE protesters and led Americans to take to the streets in cities nationwide and call for the mass deportations to end.—
Ryan Mancini,
The Hill,
18 Apr. 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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Luckily, the kids don't seem too bothered.—
JT Moodee Lockman,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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For the first time in a minute, PTA doesn’t look too bothered to be explaining himself about this movie, perhaps because he’s finally got the hardware to back up a worthy film that dares to upset or even confound its audience.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
16 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Melton sputtered in his previous five games.—
Ron Kroichick,
San Francisco Chronicle,
8 Apr. 2026
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On the bedside table, my phone sputtered awake.—
Shafiq Najib,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Teed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teed%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2026.
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