BUGGED Synonyms: 131 Similar and Opposite Words

bugged

verb

past tense of bug

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me

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as in bothered

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?

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Recent Examples of bugged The indictment revealed that prosecutors had bugged the Aisenbergs' home for three months after Sabrina's disappearance. — Curran Rastogi, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 The National Anti-Corruption Bureau of Ukraine, a law-enforcement agency known as NABU, had bugged Mindich’s apartment in Kyiv, and detectives picked up his conversations about Fire Point. — Simon Shuster, The Atlantic, 17 July 2026 The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026 When Riley returned to the table, La La told me that his high profile in the city sometimes bugged her, because fans were always interrupting them, even sitting down at their table. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026 Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026 Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026 Underwood went on The Bachelor as a straight man, made a connection with Randolph, broke up with her, bugged her car, and then was hit with a restraining order. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026 Instead, Ladinig says Pierre Haobsh bugged Henry Han's computer with a spyware app called a keylogger. — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

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That was Gardner’s first game with the Colts after being acquired from the New York Jets, and while Indy pulled out the OT victory, Gardner was still annoyed by some of the social media chatter afterward.

— James Boyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Millard was either won over by Makowsky’s passion or annoyed into agreement by his persistence.

— Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026

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Longer-term yields on 10-year and 30-year Treasuries were mostly flat, suggesting investors aren’t worried that higher rates will be needed for a long stretch of time to fight inflation.

— Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Nvidia also said that Amazon Web Services would purchase 2 million of its graphic processors, offering an encouraging sign for investors worried that hyperscaler spending could shrink.

— Alex Harring, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026

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García Luna pledged to restore independence and public confidence in the Public Ministry and began reviewing cases involving officials, journalists, and others who alleged that they had been politically persecuted under the previous administration.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 27 Aug. 2026
Many Marranos persecuted by the Inquisition did secretly maintain a Jewish identity.

— Adam Gopnik, New Yorker, 17 Aug. 2026

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