scunnered

Definition of scunnerednext
chiefly Scottish
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunnered
Adjective
  • Everyone else would be a sitting duck, or at the very least extremely annoyed.
    Shane Harris, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The secretary did not obtain permission from the White House to attend a political event and made an aggressive push for the president to endorse his son-in-law, reportedly causing senior White House staff to become annoyed with him.
    Robert Schmad, The Washington Examiner, 19 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Instead, the results showed that, across the board, participants felt more irritated and unsettled when the infrasound was turned on, regardless of which kind of music was playing, and their cortisol levels increased significantly.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 27 Apr. 2026
  • The Timberwolves defended the length of the floor and irritated Denver.
    Bennett Durando, Denver Post, 26 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Luckily, the kids don't seem too bothered.
    JT Moodee Lockman, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • For the first time in a minute, PTA doesn’t look too bothered to be explaining himself about this movie, perhaps because he’s finally got the hardware to back up a worthy film that dares to upset or even confound its audience.
    Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
  • Woe be to the moony boyfriend or, in Nel’s case, exasperated girlfriend (Agata Trzebuchowska), left behind to dust off the ash.
    Robert Abele, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
  • PepsiCo began cutting prices on value brands like Chester’s and Santitas last spring to win back exasperated customers.
    Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Bill, who was a Vietnam War veteran, tended to be angry and demanding at home.
    Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 May 2026
  • An angry crowd rioted outside an Australian Outback hospital where a man accused of killing a 5-year-old girl was treated for a vigilante beating.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • The Brooklyn grandmom was upset that the women were allowing their dogs to defecate in an empty lot next to her property, her son told the Daily News at the time.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • My mom was very upset that the inheritance was not divided up equally and asked me several times why my portion would be so much larger.
    R. Eric Thomas, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
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“Scunnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunnered. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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