IRRITATED Synonyms: 169 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ˈir-ə-ˌtā-təd

Definition of irritated

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start

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irritated

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verb

past tense of irritate

as in bothered

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment

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as in scratched

to make sore by continued rubbing new shoes usually irritate my feet

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Recent Examples of irritated

Adjective

That figure also suggested Vinicius Jr may be irritated by how the club are helping Mbappe in his campaign to win the Ballon d’Or. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026 As Sydney Sweeney could attest, a certain corner of the media and social media seems uniquely irritated by attractive blonde women who refuse to apologize for it. — Bobby Burack Outkick, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2026

Verb

Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026 But one snafu irritated a sizable portion of the more than 3,000 students gathered at Arie Crown Theater to hear the astronauts discuss their mission. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for irritated

Recent Examples of Synonyms for irritated

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

But the divisive veteran Israeli leader has scratched, scraped and literally battled his way back during a stormy three-year period of nonstop domestic crises and wars across the region.

— Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Vaginal tissue very easily can get scratched and can bleed, depending on how smooth the wicker is.

— Rachel Handler, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scratched

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

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

Verb

Fawcett scraped together donations and runs the pantry without pay.

— Rachel Siegel, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
The system was developed using more than four decades of Sun West mortgage decisions rather than relying primarily on information scraped from the public internet.

— Ethan Stone, Sacbee.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of scraped

Adjective

Legend has it that sad fates befell those who made her angry and happy ones those who were kind to her.

— Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
Meanwhile, angry residents continue to flood once-sleepy municipal board meetings, pressuring officials to reject data center proposals.

— Marc Levy, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of angry

Verb

Those governments provide assurances that people won’t be persecuted or tortured, federal attorneys said.

— Lindsay Whitehurst, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Also, some immigration cases involve people seeking asylum because they are being persecuted by a foreign government and releasing a person’s full name could be considered sensitive or even dangerous.

— Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of persecuted

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