cheesed off

adjective

Definition of cheesed offnext
chiefly British
as in angry
feeling or showing anger I was really cheesed off that they made me go to the back of the queue

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cheesed off
  1. angry
  2. ballistic
  3. indignant
  4. mad
  5. furious
  6. infuriate
  7. hopping mad
Adjective
  • Watching his massive bank of video screens with the angry mob clashing with the Raiders, there seems to be more than a hint of veracity to that intriguing statement.
    Jeff Spry, Space.com, 23 Dec. 2024
  • When customers are angry, representatives by nature are likely to get defensive.
    Tomas Gorny, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of angry
Adjective
  • Russian drones were also reported to have entered Latvian and Romanian airspace in September, while Poland was forced to scramble fighter jets last week when Russia conducted ballistic and cruise missile strikes on western Ukraine.
    Tim Ryan, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
  • Streets in the capital Kyiv remained largely empty Friday morning as Ukraine’s air force warned of the threat of ballistic and cruise missiles potentially targeting parts of the country.
    Daria Tarasova Markina, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of ballistic
Adjective
  • And no other post-World War II president faced a powerful Asian adversary like today’s China: large, resourceful, indignant, and determined to claim the central regional position.
    Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 31 Jan. 2022
  • The audience cheers at the right moments, and Costner has the appropriate indignant fervor.
    Will Leitch, Vulture, 1 July 2024
Definition of indignant
Adjective
  • Idiot glee is a kind of sheer joy at the mad fact of the world.
    Sean Illing, Vox, 9 Dec. 2024
  • But neither doctors nor group therapy can see beyond a confused and maybe slightly mad person.
    Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of mad
Adjective
  • The pair ended up shoving each other, with Ait-Nouri clearly furious before Wolves head of goalkeeping Neil Cutler and reserve goalkeeper Dan Bentley jumped between the pair and tried to shove Ait-Nouri away.
    Steve Madeley, The Athletic, 15 Dec. 2024
  • At the Los Feliz branch of Los Angeles Public Library, children’s librarian Diane Garcia said she has been intimidated several times by a patron who was furious about the LGBTQ+ picture books on display.
    Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
Definition of furious
Adjective
  • The two initiatives appeared to both panic and infuriate Kagame, who viewed them as part of a joint attempt by Tshisekedi and Museveni to sideline him economically and strategically.
    Michela Wrong, Foreign Affairs, 13 Apr. 2023
  • These reflections—framed around a third death, which Francine does nothing to avert—will either thrill or infuriate, depending on the reader.
    Matthew Gavin Frank, Harper's Magazine, 21 Dec. 2022
Definition of infuriate
Adjective
  • As soon as the decision is made, Teeny is hopping mad.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2024
  • Russian officials were hopping mad when Biden went ahead anyway.
    Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
Definition of hopping mad
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cheese

cheesed off

cheeseparing

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“Cheesed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cheesed%20off. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.

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