scunnered

chiefly Scottish

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for scunnered
Adjective
  • While nominated for Best Film, the epic Dune: Part Two was not shortlisted for Best Director for Denis Villeneuve. Elsewhere, some people were annoyed that the racy tennis film Challengers, starring Zendaya, did not receive a nod for Best Original Score.
    John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
  • Juliette is an engineer and she’s annoyed by this guy, but there's something about him that hooks her.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 21 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • When the scalp is dry, the skin becomes irritated and starts to flake off.
    Carrie Madormo, RN, Health, 1 Feb. 2025
  • Without them, skin can become dry, itchy, and irritated.
    R29 Team, refinery29.com, 29 Jan. 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
  • Scolding and whippings from Elizabeth and her exasperated father did nothing.
    Mara Bovsun, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2025
  • Senator Michael Bennet, a Democrat representing Colorado, became exasperated when Gabbard continued to talk around a condemnation of Snowden’s actions and refused to recant past comments justifying Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine.
    Brian Bennett, TIME, 30 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • As a result, he’s ordered to attend an acting class, where students are instructed how to soften interactions with variously angry, frightened or confused patients.
    Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
  • Peter Nguyen, 54, a father of a seventh-grader at the school, said lots of angry parents spoke up at the meeting.
    Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2025
Adjective
  • That’s not a 50-50 ball; that’s a 33.3-66.6 ball, and Xavier Worthy pulled the upset.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 13 Feb. 2025
  • Barring an upset by a very capable Fremont-Oakland team, the two juggernauts from Alameda County’s biggest city should once again duke it out in the postseason.
    Joseph Dycus, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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“Scunnered.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scunnered. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.

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