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easily offended

ADJECTIVE
irritable
Synonyms
STRONGEST
annoyed contentious exasperated fractious petulant prickly resentful surly testy
WEAK
bearish brooding cantankerous carping choleric complaining crabbed cross crotchety disputatious dissatisfied dyspeptic fiery fretful fretting gloomy grouchy grumbling hasty hot huffy hypercritical ill-humored irascible moody morose out of humor oversensitive peevish plaintive querulous quick-tempered sensitive snappy snarling tense touchy
Antonyms
STRONGEST
happy pleasant
WEAK
cheerful nice
ADJECTIVE
thin-skinned
Synonyms
WEAK
delicate easily hurt hypersensitive oversensitive sensitive soft touchy ultrasensitive vulnerable

Example Sentences

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"The album is not for any pearl clutchers," she told CBS News, with reference to prim, prudish or easily offended people.

From BBC • Aug. 29, 2025

“I'm sorry, people are too easily offended now! If you don’t like a joke, don’t laugh!” she bellows.

From Salon • May 24, 2024

Melnyk, in response, said Scholz was “playing an offended liverwurst” — a common insult in Germany for someone who is easily offended.

From Washington Post • Jun. 15, 2022

So I understand certain parts of the gay community being upset, but I’m Black, I’m a female, and I’m a comedian, and I’m not easily offended.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 13, 2021

In his father’s presence, he was easily offended.

From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini