affronted

ADJECTIVE

angry

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoyed bitter enraged exasperated furious heated impassioned indignant irate irritable irritated mad offended outraged resentful sullen uptight

WEAK

antagonized chafed choleric convulsed cross displeased ferocious fierce fiery fuming galled hateful hot huffy ill-tempered incensed inflamed infuriated irascible ireful maddened nettled piqued pissed pissed off provoked put out raging riled sore splenetic storming sulky vexed wrathful

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm happy mild peaceful pleased

WEAK

collected

ADJECTIVE

insulted

Synonyms

STRONGEST

aggrieved disgraced humiliated outraged shamed

STRONG

cursed defamed dishonored hurt libeled mocked reviled ridiculed slandered slighted vilified

Antonyms

WEAK

complimented flattered praised

ADJECTIVE

neglected

Synonyms

STRONGEST

decayed deserted ignored overlooked spurned undervalued unused unwanted

STRONG

abandoned declined deferred depreciated despised deteriorated disdained dismissed disregarded evaded forgotten lapsed omitted postponed scorned shunned underestimated

WEAK

cast aside passed over tossed aside unconsidered unheeded unwatched

Antonyms

WEAK

cared for considered heeded used well cared for well tended

ADJECTIVE

pissed off

Synonyms

WEAK

annoyed bent out of shape boiling cross displeased enraged fighting mad fit to be tied fuming furious hopping mad hot huffy in a tizzy incensed inflamed infuriated irate irritated livid mad maddened offended outraged peed peeved peeved off pissed provoked raging riled sore steamed steamed up steaming storming t'd off teed off ticked off

Example Sentences

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But it wasn’t just Catholics who were affronted.

From Slate • Apr. 15, 2026

Catholic bishops Monday, warning that the forceful removal of immigrants affronted the "infinite and transcendent dignity" accorded to all human beings and would "end badly."

From Salon • Feb. 11, 2025

And all indications are that he is prepared to inflict considerable economic and environmental damage to assuage his affronted pride.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

But whereas Oliver is affronted and joins a protest movement to try to get the rule repealed, Bernadette, whose instincts are conservative, is initially complacent about its ramifications.

From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023

“No, sir. Only . ..” The colonel lifted his eyes as though affronted and studied the chaplain with aloof distrust.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

affronted

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