scunnered

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunnered
Adjective
  • The reactions seem split between those annoyed by this change and those annoyed that everyone else is so annoyed.
    Ryan Whitwam, Ars Technica, 6 Mar. 2025
  • When asked what else Canada could do to meet Trump's apparent goals on fentanyl when the amount was already so minimal, Leavitt appeared to become annoyed.
    Hannah Parry, Newsweek, 5 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Cleansing with hot or cold water can result in dry, irritated skin and weaken your skin barrier.
    Sherri Gordon, Health, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Visibly irritated, Ripley confronted Belair at ringside.
    Russ Weakland, EW.com, 4 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Meanwhile, Sam and Ivar couldn’t seem less bothered.
    Tom Smyth, Vulture, 6 Feb. 2025
  • Kennedy’s long history of vaccine skepticism has troubled Republicans and Democrats, though the roughly two dozen Republicans who met with Kennedy in December seemed less bothered.
    Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 8 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Lauren handles the allegations as well as can be expected of someone in her position: with increasingly desperate and tearful pleas to Dave to see reason, culminating in exasperated defeat.
    Anusha Praturu, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
  • The stiff, exasperated rule-followers voters love to see lose.
    Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Consumers are angry about high prices, but few realize just how little profit many of the small and medium-sized food industry producers and independent restaurants who make and sell them their meals actually make.
    Rovshan Rasulov, Forbes, 11 Mar. 2025
  • During eight tumultuous days in 1988 at the world’s only Deaf university, four students must find a way to lead an angry mob to change the course of history.
    Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Men’s Pro Singles Recap The venue was rocked by a huge upset on Thursday afternoon, when 16-yr old Floridian No. 40 seed John Lucian Goins shocked the No. 1 seed Ben Johns in the quarters.
    Todd Boss, Forbes, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Was this one of those days for an unthinkable upset?
    Dom Amore, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Scunnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunnered. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.

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