YAPPED AT Synonyms: 58 Similar and Opposite Words

yapped (at)

verb

past tense of yap (at)

as in annoyed

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In the situation with the umbrella, King Charles had every right to be annoyed with his aides.

— Allison DeGrushe, StyleCaster, 9 Nov. 2026
In one episode, viewers are annoyed, in anther react in a more relaxed fashion.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Nov. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

Leo's packed three-day itinerary in Uruguay includes a visit to a neighborhood plagued by gang violence, a Mass in Paysandú, around 230 miles from the capital, and another Mass in the city of Florida, about 60 miles from Montevideo.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Nov. 2026
The Cybertruck was plagued from the get-go – from promises of its release in the late 2010s to its eventual rollout in 2023.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Nov. 2026

Definition of plagued

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Naturally, reviving some of these fraught narratives seem to have irked some mentioned in the book.

— Mikey O'Connell, HollywoodReporter, 22 Oct. 2026
Lin had a difficult and complex remit at Netflix, particularly with the mandate of cutting spending and reducing the slate to focus on better-quality films, which irked some people in the entertainment industry, sources said.

— Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of irked

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But Democrats face a tall task ahead, economists say, especially because the broader economic challenges that vexed voters stem from global conflicts like the Iran war and stubborn inflation.

— Mirtha Donastorg, AJC.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Most Martian meteorites are just a couple billion years old, which has long vexed scientists, given that spacecraft observations of the Red Planet suggest much of its surface is more than 3 billion years old.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of vexed

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And as the team moved into the couple’s guest house on their San Diego rental property, the filmmakers feared that the home was bugged and ordered a device to try to de-bug it, without success.

— Kirsten Chuba, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2026
He’s bugged Jay — the two met online and married two years ago before opening their first restaurant last year — to make sure that includes his crispy duck panang curry.

— Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of bugged

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For more than a decade, genre fans and journalists have badgered Onslaught director Adam Wingard for a sequel to The Guest.

— Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 8 Sep. 2026
Stewart isn’t the only Twilight star still being badgered about the vampire franchise.

— Kathleen Perricone, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of badgered

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