cheesed off

chiefly British
as in angry
feeling or showing anger I was really cheesed off that they made me go to the back of the queue

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesed off
Adjective
  • Second: When was the last time America, as a collective, got angry about anything?
    Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2025
  • The value of its currency is spiraling, inflation stands around 30%, and a broad range of Iran’s people are understandably growing angrier.
    Ian Bremmer, TIME, 2 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • Authorities found a High Standard .22 caliber pistol in her room, which Kansas City Police Department ballistic experts later linked to the murder of Patricia Jones.
    Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Evidence, such as witness statements and the ballistic trajectory of the bullet that struck King, has fueled speculation of a broader plot.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Gabriela Cowperthwaite Twitter aside, there’s no better way to get indignant in a short amount of time than by watching Blackfish, Gabriela Cowperthwaite’s documentary look into the world of captive killer whales.
    Alison Willmore, Vulture, 8 Jan. 2025
  • If Wired of the 2010s was the cheerful herald of a shiny, happy future (not a judgment!), this piece is its indignant child, pointing accusingly at the mess.
    Longreads, Longreads, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • Entertainment gossip and news from Newsweek's network of contributors Netflix is on a mad one this morning, posting teaser after release date after preview of their slate for the rest of the year, including a first look at Guillermo del Toro's Frankenstein starring Oscar Isaac.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
  • The project stars Oscar Isaac as the titular mad scientist and Jacob Elordi as his monstrous creation, and also features Mia Goth and Christoph Waltz.
    Katcy Stephan, Variety, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • He's also issued executive orders at a furious pace on a host of issues.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Jan. 2025
  • On Tuesday The Athletic reported how Amorim, 39, delivered a furious critique to his team after losing 3-1 at home to Brighton, with the TV used for tactical analysis caught as collateral.
    Laurie Whitwell, The Athletic, 22 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The results, which are beautifully austere, flooded by sunlight but somehow cold, infuriate Van Buren, played with a masculine bluster by Guy Pearce, who sounds as if his idea of the Breakfast of Champions was a bowl of ground glass drowned in whole milk.
    Tom Gliatto, People.com, 3 Jan. 2025
  • The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
Adjective
  • As soon as the decision is made, Teeny is hopping mad.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Russian officials were hopping mad when Biden went ahead anyway.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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“Cheesed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesed%20off. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.

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