HARRIED Synonyms: 195 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

Definition of harried

as in frustrated

bothered by many problems or worries; very worried or anxious An overbooked flight only added to the exasperation of the harried travelers.

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verb

past tense of harry

as in sacked

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Recent Examples of harried

Adjective

Forte is so-right as the human foil for the harried cartoon misbehaving that goes on both in and out of the courtroom. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 But long lines, crowds, harried workers, and mediocre food and beverage can make the airport lounge experience less than special. — Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2026 The audio of the emergency towing call captures a harried, often confusing scene and not everything in the recording is audible or makes sense. — Janelle Griffith, PEOPLE, 28 July 2026 The light provides a kind of neutrality, washing me from a monster back into a mother in a flash—just another harried woman who is running a little late. — Literary Hub, 20 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for harried

Recent Examples of Synonyms for harried

Adjective

Scholten told Semafor that experience positions Turek to convert frustrated Republicans.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Some parents became so frustrated with the district’s position that the school board vote devolved into shouting from the audience as board members tried to speak over the crowd, video from the meeting showed.

— Dalia Faheid, CNN Money, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of frustrated

Verb

Craig overcame being sacked four times and the run game producing just 33 yards to lead TCU to the massive victory, as the Horned Frogs scored multiple touchdowns against a Power Four conference opponent for the first time this season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 20 Oct. 2026
Much worse, the Commanders were in field goal range, and they somehow got sacked.

— David Troy OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of sacked

Verb

Yet against Texas, the Gators stopped the Longhorns twice on fourth down, repeatedly harassed Manning and held the Texas offense under 300 total yards.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 17 Oct. 2026
The horrifying filing details how bullies harassed her with Nazi salutes, slurs, and brutal violence following the October 7 massacre.

— Staff, FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of harassed

Adjective

Kermode was curious, if not slightly annoyed about all this cryptic communication and the request for a secret rendezvous.

— David Fear, Rolling Stone, 18 Oct. 2026
Yamamoto also seemed annoyed that his catcher could be letting his batting woes affect his work behind the plate.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

Social media posts and merchant reports said luxury and beauty stores, including Sephora, Celine, Burberry and Louis Vuitton, were plundered.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
But there is very little archaeological evidence available, given that many of the earliest Egyptian tombs were plundered and/or hastily excavated.

— Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of plundered

Verb

For example, just recently, Musk publicly scolded the CEO of Delta in a scorching post on X when the airline did not partner with Starlink to provide Wi-Fi on Delta flights.

— Jeffrey Sonnenfeld and Steven Tian, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2026
But leaders seeking to encourage tourism scolded residents who warned of the danger on social media.

— Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026

Definition of scolded

Adjective

Trip isn’t the standout role, but Keery handles the character’s exasperated monologues with panache, turning self-defense and infuriated straight-talk into acts of exhilarating sanity.

— Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Oct. 2026
Digger, joined by his earnest and exasperated head of environmental safety and security, Nirav Ganesh (Riz Ahmed), heads to Europe to try to avert an unprecedented environmental disaster.

— Richard Brody, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of exasperated

Verb

One looks to the story of the Haitian World Cup team, appearing in the tournament for the first time in fifty years, which has gathered expatriate players from the Haitian diaspora to play for that beautiful and utterly despoiled country, where many of them have never lived.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 21 June 2026
In the 21st century, oil extraction has become a serious threat to Ecuadoran Amazonia, with large swaths of forest, often located in Indigenous territories, despoiled by the release of wastewater from the wells.

— Stanley Stewart, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026

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