ANTAGONIZING Synonyms

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

• causing irritation or annoyance

• causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• making worse

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• offending against or breaking a law or rule

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

• causing an emotional disturbance

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

• a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect

• treat, mention, or speak to rudely

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• stop sleeping

• summon into action or bring into existence, often as if by magic

• cause to be alert and energetic

• cause to become awake or conscious

• to begin moving

• to evoke sexual feelings

• an angry disturbance

• something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness

• take the trouble to do something; concern oneself

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• to cause inconvenience or discomfort to

• intrude or enter uninvited

• make nervous or agitated

• make confused or perplexed or puzzled

• a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

• the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned

• perfume especially with a censer

• make furious

• irritate or vex

• Of the nettle plant and similar physical causes, to sting, causing a rash in someone.

• To pique, irritate, vex or provoke.

• (ropemaking) A process, resembling splicing, by which two ropes are joined so as to form one rope.

• The process of tying together the ends of yarns in pairs, to prevent tangling.

• The process of stinging somebody with nettles.

• tightly woven fabric with raised cords

• a sudden outburst of anger

• cause to feel resentment or indignation

• gnaw into; make resentful or angry

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

• a strip of pleated material used as a decoration or a trim

• a high tight collar

• a noisy fight

• stir up (water) so as to form ripples

• trouble or vex

• to walk with a lofty proud gait, often in an attempt to impress others

• discompose

• twitch or flutter

• mix so as to make a random order or arrangement

• erect or fluff up

• disturb the smoothness of

• pleat or gather into a ruffle