EXASPERATED Synonyms: 159 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

ig-ˈza-spə-ˌrā-təd

Definition of exasperated

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation overworked, exasperated parents barking at their children over little things

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verb

past tense of exasperate

as in irritated

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so

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Adjective

Republican voters, the bulwark of the president’s political power, appear similarly exasperated. — David M. Drucker, Twin Cities, 31 May 2026 Liu, 28, recalls with an exasperated grin. — Patrick Ryan, USA Today, 29 May 2026

Verb

Richmond, exasperated, seems to have folded up Paine’s gift into quarters and buried it within his papers. — Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 8 June 2026 Six mutters and sighs and rolls his head as if profoundly exasperated. — Literary Hub, 21 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for exasperated

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Economists and the commentariat, playing the role of the annoyed parent, point out that over-all employment has been strong for a while.

— Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 28 July 2026
Whatever the yellow jersey’s feelings, teams were annoyed, often more privately than publicly.

— Jacob Whitehead, New York Times, 26 July 2026

Definition of annoyed

Verb

But the idea has irritated California’s billionaire class, and some have left the state in protest or threatened to do so.

— Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 29 June 2026
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

Definition of irritated

Adjective

At first, Jack felt angry to know his Parkinson’s was likely linked to service to his country.

— Nicole Borman, Miami Herald, 30 July 2026
The Secret Service’s actual procedures turn out to be more like guidelines that can be discarded if the president is sufficiently angry—which, from the standpoint of safeguarding democracy, constitutes a fairly concerning loophole.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 30 July 2026

Definition of angry

Verb

Whether you're bothered by perceiving the crease is entirely subjective, but Samsung added a dual-layered glass architecture to the inside display to reduce the visible crease by 20% on the Z Fold 8.

— Florence Ion, PC Magazine, 23 July 2026
With an outdoor grill, full washer and dryer, and ensuite bathrooms for each bedroom, our party of six could have camped out for a full month–and never bothered to see a theme park.

— Jacqui Gifford, Travel + Leisure, 21 July 2026

Definition of bothered

Adjective

Baltimore City's latest crackdown on dirt bikes has some riders upset and asking for the mayor and police commissioner to meet with them.

— Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 29 July 2026
The day nurse is 100 percent correct that Catherine is crashing there, but no one really seems too upset about it.

— Erin Qualey, Vulture, 28 July 2026

Definition of upset

Verb

The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point.

— Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026
The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars.

— K.J. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

Definition of bugged

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State prison records show Milton has previously done years behind bars for burglary, retail theft, drug possession, armed robbery and aggravated battery, among other convictions, stretching back to the late 1990s.

— Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 18 July 2026
Parsons was also previously convicted of burglary and aggravated battery.

— Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 8 July 2026

Definition of aggravated

Verb

The Chinese government denies the Uyghurs have been or are being persecuted.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 July 2026
As a senator, Marco Rubio was a strong supporter of the bureau and human rights broadly, once arguing from the Senate floor that safeguarding the freedoms of gay men who were persecuted in Chechnya — and all people — was in the national interest.

— Anna Maria Barry-Jester, ProPublica, 17 July 2026

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