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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)
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Moments later, Hal is taking photos gleefully with fans at the taco stand as Stewart arrives, ticked off. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 24 July 2026 As the final seconds ticked off the clock in the first-round loss to UCLA, the realization of its finality began to settle in. — Matt Murschel, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026 Getting through the group stage ticked off one box. — Paul Tenorio, New York Times, 26 June 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 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 Now, having ticked off the red carpet circuit. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 25 May 2026 Luke training with Yoda and each kinda getting ticked off at the other is priceless. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ticked (off)
  1. listed
  2. admonished
  3. angered
  4. recited
  5. reprimanded
  6. infuriated
  7. scolded
  8. enraged
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  • All told, there are 91 species that live in California and are listed as endangered under the act, and another 51 species listed as threatened.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 31 July 2026
  • The world’s largest packaging manufacturer has formally listed for sale the 400-acre mill property, in addition to another 335 acres across the Savannah River on its north bank.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 30 July 2026
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  • The senator even admonished Republican staffers who were protesting outside a DC meeting between the candidate and Senate Democrats.
    — David Weigel, semafor.com, 7 July 2026
  • 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
Definition of admonished
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  • Rising housing prices, overwhelmed public transport and a flood of tourists in historic districts have angered locals, according to Reuters.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 25 July 2026
  • Others, however, will be angered by the move — mostly because of how Madrid reacted to his 2024 Ballon d’Or victory ahead of Vinicius Junior.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of angered
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  • In some Jewish congregations Pirkei Avot is recited and studied on the Sabbath, typically on Sabbaths from Passover until Shavuot, or in some Jewish communities until Rosh Hashanah.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
  • Then the crowd, with hands raised, recited an Oath of Allegiance, not so different from the oath Washington signed in 1778.
    — Jesse Bedayn, Los Angeles Times, 5 July 2026
Definition of recited
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  • Court documents also show the Sheriff’s Office did not conduct an internal investigation, nor were any of the deputies reprimanded.
    — Trevor Morgan, Sacbee.com, 24 July 2026
  • According to state records, Tolliver was reprimanded by the state’s Education Practices Commission and given two years of probation from teaching in 2012.
    — Austin Horn July 14, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026
Definition of reprimanded
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  • That infuriated Angels fans, of course, since their team has baseball’s longest playoff drought — 12 years, counting this one.
    — Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Opting not to punish a German midfielder for a high boot moments before their goal infuriated Ecuadorian supporters.
    — Amanda Davies, CNN Money, 24 July 2026
Definition of infuriated
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  • Kirson remembered, adding that, minutes later, the show’s production team scolded her.
    — Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 22 July 2026
  • In February, a California judge reportedly scolded Meta’s own lawyers for wearing the smart glasses in court.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 9 July 2026
Definition of scolded
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  • Pierre, a first-generation immigrant from Haiti, said he’s enraged by the deaths and sees them as a reminder that any situation could hit close to home.
    — Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026
  • When Odysseus meets Sinon’s ghost — enraged by the circumstances of his death outside Troy — at the entrance to the underworld during his voyage home, Sinon warns Odysseus of the dangers his family faces back in Ithaca.
    — Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 17 July 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 31 Jul. 2026.

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