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affront

[uh-fruhnt] / əˈfrʌnt /
NOUN
an insult
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indignity provocation slight
STRONG
abuse brickbat injury offense outrage put down slap slur vexation wrong
WEAK
backhanded compliment dirty deed left-handed compliment slap in the face
Antonyms
STRONGEST
respect
STRONG
aid flattery happiness help kindness praise right
WEAK
appeasement compliment pleasantry
VERB
insult or involve in entanglement
Synonyms
STRONG
abuse anger annoy confront criticize displease dispraise encounter face meet offend outrage pique provoke slander slight taunt vex
WEAK
dump on give a zinger give the cold shoulder hit where one lives put down
Antonyms
STRONG
aid approve avoid calm compliment delight flatter help make happy please praise respect retreat soothe
WEAK
appease assuage gratify mollify placate satisfy

Example Sentences

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Bovino flailed back at every affront instead of focusing on his mission, not realizing his recklessness was eroding public support for his cause and threatening it altogether.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2026

What Cannon claimed as a personal affront, though, was merely Smith following the law.

From Slate • Feb. 26, 2026

Posting on his Truth Social account, he called the show "an affront to the Greatness of America."

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

He added that it was "an affront to the Greatness of America".

From BBC • Feb. 8, 2026

In this heat every extra gesture was an affront to the common store of life.

From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.