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verb (1)

Definition of ticked (off)next
past tense of tick (off)
as in listed
to specify one after another ticked off everything she would need to buy while her daughter wrote the items down on a list

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ticked off

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verb (2)

past tense of tick off
1
as in admonished
to criticize (someone) so as to correct a fault she royally ticked the babysitter off for letting the child play outside unsupervised

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2
as in angered
to make angry it really ticks me off when someone says something like that

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Recent Examples of ticked (off)
Verb
Getting through the group stage ticked off one box. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 2026 Now, having ticked off the red carpet circuit. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026 That shot into the left corner ticked off Pickford's hand. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Week after week, his digits splayed across his helmet in anguish after passes ticked off his hands and into the grass. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 9 June 2026 Luke training with Yoda and each kinda getting ticked off at the other is priceless. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026 For every scene that feels false or unnecessary, there is one that works well; for every plot point that feels ticked off a checklist, something surprising pops up. — Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 By 1807 Burr had shot one Founding Father and thoroughly ticked off another, who just happened to be president. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 19 May 2026 In his remarks, DeSantis ticked off serious criminal offenses, including rape and murder, for about a dozen of the more than 20,000 immigration offenders held there and then deported by the federal government. — Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticked (off)
  1. listed
  2. admonished
  3. angered
  4. recited
  5. reprimanded
  6. infuriated
  7. scolded
  8. enraged
Verb
  • Companies that have larger market cap values, such as the top 25 listed below, generally tend to be more stable, while smaller companies can offer higher volatility but greater growth potential.
    — Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 8 July 2026
  • The recall is due to rearview cameras that may not display properly, which is listed under NHTSA ID Number 26V42300.
    — Julia Gomez, USA Today, 8 July 2026
Definition of listed
Verb
  • The judge overseeing the wrongful death civil case that John O'Keefe's family filed against Karen Read admonished more than a dozen lawyers involved in the case on Wednesday.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 1 July 2026
  • Beyond failing to qualify for the 2024 Euros, Barbarez admonished the association’s leadership for its 2022 decision to schedule friendlies with Russia soon after it was banned by FIFA and UEFA for invading Ukraine.
    — Mirjam Swanson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026
Definition of admonished
Verb
  • They also have been angered by Kennedy’s attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — Annie Ma, Los Angeles Times, 2 July 2026
  • They've also been angered by Kennedy's attempts to link vaccines to autism, going against decades of research that show no such link, and his framing of autism as a debilitating disease.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
Definition of angered
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  • He and Feddon recited prayers, which the priest had found for him, that pilgrims have spoken for generations along the Camino.
    — Pamela Colloff, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
  • Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
    — Andy Rose, CNN Money, 26 June 2026
Definition of recited
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  • Wimbledon fashion is also something that can get patrons in trouble, with Andy Samberg saying he was reprimanded for wearing black jeans in the Royal Box.
    — Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2026
  • Anne White was famously reprimanded for wearing a skin-tight unitard during her first-round match in June 1985.
    — Afia Asamoah, InStyle, 30 June 2026
Definition of reprimanded
Verb
  • The View From the FCC’s flank The FCC’s aggressive pressure on news networks has infuriated the dissenting member of the commission.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 6 July 2026
  • They’re infuriated with a military that turned out to repress civilian protests in recent years, but appeared slow to mobilize in support of earthquake victims this week.
    — Tibisay Zea, Christian Science Monitor, 3 July 2026
Definition of infuriated
Verb
  • Davis remembered once being scolded as a teenager by her mother after being caught speaking poorly of a classmate.
    — Sierra Lopez, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
  • Well versed in what the lunar surface truly offers, Britt scolded a number of arty accounts of lunar territory promulgated by both NASA and commercial space ventures.
    — Leonard David, Space.com, 22 June 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Despite his concessions to the SSPX, Francis enraged many Catholic traditionalists by reversing Benedict's relaxation on celebrating the old Latin Mass for the broader Catholic Church.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 July 2026
  • The story enraged campus and district officials and played a role in Stapleton’s ousting, despite a later retraction.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2026
Definition of enraged

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“Ticked (off).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ticked%20%28off%29. Accessed 9 Jul. 2026.

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