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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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teed off

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verb

past tense of tee off

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for teed off
Adjective
  • Authorities said Camacho was wearing a motorcycle helmet and two tactical vests with ballistic plates.
    Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 3 Nov. 2025
  • Over the past century, military engineers and ballistic experts have developed bullets that combine precision design with devastating terminal performance.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Also, steer clear of areas that are red, irritated, sore (from a workout), or that contain stretch marks or tattoos.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Of course, users can still manually turn off their PCs through the regular shutdown button, but the sometimes erratic behavior from the OS has irritated users.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • Davis remains angry that none of the church’s former leaders were held accountable.
    Mike Hixenbaugh, NBC news, 30 Oct. 2025
  • In the end, of course, an angry mob does chase the monsters around the castle, only to be chased by them in return (the monsters having rediscovered their reason for being), which results in some serviceable monster slapstick.
    Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • This person had a posh English accent and sounded annoyed.
    David Wingrave, Harpers Magazine, 24 Oct. 2025
  • And then, as expected, some people are just annoyed.
    Clio Chang, Curbed, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And that angered the most important voters in New Jersey, Martha, the independents.
    ABC News, ABC News, 2 Nov. 2025
  • That loss of sales has already angered many Midwestern soybean farmers, who see the administration’s Argentina outreach as benefiting a competitor while leaving American exporters disadvantaged.
    Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Everyone has an opinion about the correct address for ladies, and everyone is indignant when others’ choices are different.
    Judith Martin, Mercury News, 13 Oct. 2025
  • Still, Waits' daughter was indignant.
    Daniella Gray, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • So what exactly got the studio so hot and bothered?
    Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Despite his status as a pop culture icon for close to 50 years now, ‘Weird Al’ Yankovic has claimed he’s not terribly bothered about being overlooked by the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
    Tyler Jenke, Billboard, 14 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Miami’s defense collapsed in a 27-24 fourth-quarter loss to Carolina when the defense gave up a lead in the game’s final four minutes, and Miami’s offense sputtered on the final possession.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The Patriots got out to a hot start running the ball but sputtered out in the red zone on their ensuing drive.
    Doug Kyed, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Teed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/teed%20off. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.

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