slighted

verb

past tense of slight
1
as in insulted
to cause hurt feelings or deep resentment in the dancers felt slighted by the harsh comments of the judges

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2
as in isolated
to deliberately ignore or treat rudely as a temp worker, she often feels slighted by the people she has to work with

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3
as in disrespected
to show contempt for music critics who slight any style of music that doesn't fit their personal taste

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4
as in ignored
to fail to give proper attention to slighted several major authors in her survey of 20th-century fiction

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Recent Examples of slighted But after reaching All-Star status for the first time in his career, after keeping the Heat afloat through the first half of last season while Herro was sidelined, Norman Powell need offer no apology for feeling slighted. — Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026 The poem is rife with open meanings; however, its principal question is important for anyone who has felt slighted or discouraged from conducting their lives with reverie. — Literary Hub, 27 July 2026 Luckily for Rhaena, Lady Jeyne is a pragmatist — and one who feels slighted by Rhaenyra. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026 Militia commanders were already feeling slighted by their British overlords, and London’s stranglehold on trade and manufacturing caused still more resentment. — Ann Manov, Harpers Magazine, 23 June 2026 For each of the murders, the four men either lured or abducted and drove the victims to the Angeles National Forest after the victims slighted the gang in different ways, according to the Justice Department. — Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 5 June 2026 Romano’s sturdy book may not stint on examples of Mary’s bad behavior—including a ferociously jealous verbal assault, near the end of the war, on the wife of a prominent Union general—but the biographer keeps tilting against those who slighted Mary in even the most superficial ways. — Thomas Mallon, New Yorker, 18 May 2026 He’s further slighted after the Emperor commissions him to remake one of his old operas so audiences might remember the country’s past successes. — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 May 2026 Deborah also slighted Kelly’s talk show. — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for slighted
  1. insulted
  2. isolated
  3. disrespected
  4. ignored
  5. offended
  6. rejected
  7. disdained
  8. forgot
Verb
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China's authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The charges against Gao relate to artistic works that China’s authorities claim insulted revolutionary figures, including a 2009 statue called Mao’s Guilt, which shows the former leader and founder of modern China as kneeling in repentance.
    — Huizhong Wu, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of insulted
Verb
  • The investigation remains ongoing, the sheriff’s office said, noting that, at this point, the incident is believed to be isolated.
    — Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Although they are being held in separate cells on their own, the brothers are not entirely isolated.
    — Jonny Hallam, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of isolated
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  • Unanswered emails can make people feel ignored or disrespected, or jump to worrying or envisioning worst-case scenarios, such as being on the brink of getting laid off or fired.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Tampa Bay Buccaneers Baker Mayfield feels disrespected, and Mike Evans is gone.
    — Gladys Louise Tyler, Forbes.com, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of disrespected
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  • Neighbors said their complaints about the empty lot were ignored for years until a fire burned part of the property and neighbor Kayt Miranda's garage early on Wednesday morning.
    — Joy Benedict, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The stock that spent two years being ignored by the same investors who loaded up on Hilton and Marriott is now having its moment.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of ignored
Verb
  • Patterson indicated he wasn’t offended when the Dolphins signed Gonzalez as competition.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The question that has been most persistently posed by the press—whether M is based on Cusk’s real-life acquaintance Natalie Portman, who is reportedly offended by the implication—has an answer as obvious as the very line of inquiry is tedious.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of offended
Verb
  • But others have rejected the idea that the system failed Clancy and have been highly critical of her supporters, including conservative commentators Matt Walsh and Megyn Kelly.
    — N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Last year, Manchester United were in discussions with him and made a loan bid in the latter stages of the summer transfer window which was rejected.
    — David Ornstein, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of rejected
Verb
  • Although the Constitution requires congressional involvement in war-making, Trump like Nixon disdained that mandate with terrible consequences.
    — Elizabeth Holtzman, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Raised in a household of voracious readers in suburban Philadelphia, her father a professor of Spanish at the University of Pennsylvania and her mother having worked for magazines, Sebold disdained the university’s frat culture.
    — Joaquin Sapien, ProPublica, 30 June 2026
Definition of disdained
Verb
  • With all that success, Dolly never forgot her goal of helping others.
    — Hunter Kelly, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine someone forgot a bowl of New England clam chowder in the back of a cloth-upholstered car during the height of a Florida summer.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of forgot

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“Slighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/slighted. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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