DISPLEASED Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

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adjective

as in dissatisfied

having a feeling that one has been wronged or thwarted in one's ambitions feeling vaguely displeased by the way his relationship with his girlfriend seemed to be going

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displeased

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verb

past tense of displease

as in annoyed

to make discontented her coworkers' tendency to pry displeased her

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Recent Examples of displeased

Adjective

Kraft, his teammates and coaches have been giving the fans plenty to be displeased about. — Armando Salguero Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The Wolverines looked out of sorts for most of the night, and Whittingham was visibly displeased with their performance. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 Drinkwitz was displeased with just one sack and no takeways from the defense on the night. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026 Public Broadcast Laboratory was displeased with her footage of Coleman and Denardo and cancelled the film. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026 Vitello fervently defended Adames the day after the broadcast, and Adames was plenty displeased with how he was framed. — Justice Delos Santos, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026 The Firm is, unsurprisingly, displeased at the idea of more dirty laundry coming to light. — Emma Banks, InStyle, 7 July 2026 The shot sailed over the bar before England keeper Jordan Pickford shouted at his defenders, clearly displeased with the lack of resistance in their own half. — Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 27 June 2026 Senate Republican Leader John Curran, R-Downers Grove, was still displeased with the larger spending plan, which is the largest in state history despite its minimal growth. — Ben Szalinski, CBS News, 16 June 2026

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Some preservationists were displeased with the demolition, especially because Charlotte hasn’t necessarily been kind to its historic buildings. — Desiree Mathurin, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 While most of the male cops were unhappy with the gender integration of the department, a lot of the women officers were displeased, too. — Wilbert L. Cooper, Longreads, 25 Aug. 2026 The only cohort of players likely to be displeased with this year’s prize money increases are doubles specialists. — Lev Akabas, Sportico.com, 20 Aug. 2026 Sadat was killed by Muslim extremists who were displeased with Sadat’s foreign and domestic policies. — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Aug. 2026 When the restaurant informed the couple that they were not permitted to offer special alcoholic deals due to local restrictions, the couple was displeased. — Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 7 Aug. 2026 Bad Bunny clearly saw something that displeased him on center court. — Alex Apatoff, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026 Some customers on social media are understandably displeased by the news, with users on sites like Reddit promoting physical copies as the best way to permanently own media. — Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 27 June 2026 Many of Furgeson’s subjects were displeased by his haughty musings, which would seem less out of place if he was garbed in a royal mantle and wielding a golden scepter. — Frank Landymore, Futurism, 4 June 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for displeased

Adjective

Somebody in a previous crowd left dissatisfied because Friday’s visit from the Florida Department of Business & Professional Regulation was a complaint inspection.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 14 Oct. 2026
Bass is the incumbent, and many Pratt supporters are dissatisfied with her performance, Spencer said.

— Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of dissatisfied

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Some develop in varicose veins; others form where a needle or IV has irritated a vein.

— Angela Haupt, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
The episode confused and irritated the Red Sox, and following Saturday’s win starting pitcher Sonny Gray acknowledged that Alexander’s antics had provided the club with extra motivation.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 6 Sep. 2026

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Claude has apparently sought to siphon users discontented with ChatGPT, unveiling an update in February that allows users to import their data from competitor AI chatbots.

— Conor Murray, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Humans are the only animals known to be discontented with natural selection.

— Tad Friend, New Yorker, 4 Aug. 2025

Definition of discontented

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As one of the most effective natural sinks for carbon, peatlands could accelerate climate change if disturbed.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
She was especially disturbed by the emotional vulnerability that someone could exploit when a person believes a relationship is genuine.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbed

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The Cubs were upset again by the Marlins in the 2020 wild-card series, losing the series in a two-game sweep.

— Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 Oct. 2026
Many of those wins have been agonizing for the Bears to endure like when TCU upset a top-10 Baylor squad in 2021 or when the Horned Frogs scored a walk-off field goal the very next season in Waco to keep their undefeated season alive.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Oct. 2026

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