TEED OFF Synonyms: 231 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of teed off

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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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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teed off

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verb

past tense of tee off

as in flared (up)

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Adjective

The sheriff's office said ballistic testing performed with assistance from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives later produced forensic evidence linking the two murders.

— Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
The Space Development Agency’s primary mission has been to develop a constellation of several hundred missile warning and data relay satellites in low-Earth orbit designed to detect, track, and target ballistic and hypersonic missiles.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 17 July 2026

Definition of ballistic

Adjective

Royal biographer Tina Brown went as far as to suggest that Charles is growing increasingly irritated with William.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 27 July 2026
Cubital tunnel syndrome occurs when the ulnar nerve, which passes through a tunnel on the inside of the elbow, becomes inflamed, swollen and irritated, Johns Hopkins explains.

— Samantha Agate, Charlotte Observer, 25 July 2026

Definition of irritated

Verb

Rising housing prices, overwhelmed public transport and a flood of tourists in historic districts have angered locals, according to Reuters.

— Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Others, however, will be angered by the move — mostly because of how Madrid reacted to his 2024 Ballon d’Or victory ahead of Vinicius Junior.

— David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026

Definition of angered

Adjective

The state Department of Transportation is scheduled to install temporary three-way stop signs at the intersections during a road project that’s already created mind-numbing traffic snarls and angry and confused drivers.

— Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
That same source insisted to People that Jolie is no longer angry at her 62-year-old ex-husband.

— Martha Ross, Mercury News, 23 July 2026

Definition of angry

Adjective

Economists and the commentariat, playing the role of the annoyed parent, point out that over-all employment has been strong for a while.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 28 July 2026
Whatever the yellow jersey’s feelings, teams were annoyed, often more privately than publicly.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

The redshirt junior signal caller sputtered to start the first half of 2025, but by November, Manning was one of the best quarterbacks in the country and should carry that over into this year.

— Austin Perry OutKick, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
Last season was a different situation, as the eventual champion Las Vegas Aces sputtered for the first two-thirds of the regular season before ending it on a 16-game winning streak.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 20 July 2026

Definition of sputtered

Adjective

But if state Democratic leaders simply chose a new nominee on their own, voters might be indignant.

— Elaine Godfrey, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026
The book-club members roundly disliked it, indignant that the character was being driven mad by perimenopause, as if hormone-replacement therapy didn’t exist.

— Melanie Thernstrom, New Yorker, 29 June 2026

Definition of indignant

Adjective

Rumpled lengths ooze insouciance, radiating a can't-be-bothered energy that, for some, is far cooler than even the bounciest blowout.

— Calin Van Paris, InStyle, 4 July 2026
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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