MIFFING Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

miffing

verb

present participle of miff

as in annoying

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Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of annoying

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And those are things that end up aggravating behavioral health disabilities.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026
With Williams dealing with an injury that’s always tricky for players in this league, there’s no reason to rush him back and risk aggravating it again.

— Scott Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of aggravating

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The few encounters with representatives of the law are exasperating — an officer chastises Soulan for being a bad role model for his students — though not necessarily cut and dried.

— Kambole Campbell, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
These loud parties can devolve into violence, exasperating community leaders and the police.

— Theara Coleman, TheWeek, 11 May 2026

Definition of exasperating

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Meanwhile, Congress, the institution constitutionally assigned to tackle these vexing national problems, is nowhere to be found.

— Scott Warren, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The question of whether animals have souls can be deeply meaningful and also vexing.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of vexing

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The danger here is not just offending the sensibilities of a group that the marketing team had not considered, but also that group sharing their offense with friends and relatives in their countries of origin.

— Ivan Doruda, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
For that, their game — analyzing randomness and violence and doing so without offending our intelligence — has become as important to the American audience as The Game.

— Candace Buckner, New York Times, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of offending

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The same principle applies to debates about religion, economics and virtually any subject capable of provoking strong emotions.

— Rabbi Bruce D. Forman, Sun Sentinel, 13 Oct. 2026
From this format emerges the tacit thesis that the Bicentennial cultural activities excelled at provoking critical, imaginative reflections on America’s past and future from artmakers and from ordinary citizens alike.

— Anna Kornbluh, ARTnews.com, 7 Oct. 2026

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