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FRUSTRATING Synonyms

There are 22 synonyms of the word frustrating. (exact relations)
There are 15 hypernyms of the word frustrating. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for FRUSTRATING

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aggravating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• making worse

annoying
adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

bothersome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

displeasing
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing displeasure or lacking pleasing qualities

exasperating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• making worse

galling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

irksome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

irritating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

• (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

• causing physical discomfort

maddening
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

vexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

baffle
verbv
noun

• a flat plate that controls or directs the flow of fluid or energy

verb

• be a mystery or bewildering to

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• restrain the emission of (sound, fluid, etc.)

bedevil
verbv
verb

• treat cruelly

• be confusing or perplexing to; cause to be unable to think clearly

bilk
verbv
verb

• cheat somebody out of what is due, especially money

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• evade payment to

• escape, either physically or mentally

cross
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a representation of the structure on which Jesus was crucified; used as an emblem of Christianity or in heraldry

• a wooden structure consisting of an upright post with a transverse piece

• a marking that consists of lines that cross each other

• any affliction that causes great suffering

• (genetics) an organism that is the offspring of genetically dissimilar parents or stock; especially offspring produced by breeding plants or animals of different varieties or breeds or species

• (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

adjective satellite

• extending or lying across; in a crosswise direction; at right angles to the long axis

• annoyed and irritable

verb

• travel across or pass over

• meet at a point

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• fold so as to resemble a cross

• to cover or extend over an area or time period

• meet and pass

• trace a line through or across

• breed animals or plants using parents of different races and varieties

crucify
verbv
verb

• kill by nailing onto a cross

• treat cruelly

• hold within limits and control

• criticize harshly or violently

dun
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• horse of a dull brownish grey color

• a color or pigment varying around a light grey-brown color

adjective satellite

• of a dull greyish brown to brownish grey color

verb

• treat cruelly

• persistently ask for overdue payment

• cure by salting

• make a dun color

foil
verb, nounv, n
noun

• a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal

• anything that serves by contrast to call attention to another thing's good qualities

• a device consisting of a flat or curved piece (as a metal plate) so that its surface reacts to the water it is passing through

• picture consisting of a positive photograph or drawing on a transparent base; viewed with a projector

• a light slender flexible sword tipped by a button

verb

• enhance by contrast

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• cover or back with foil

rag
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• a small piece of cloth

• a week at British universities during which side-shows and processions of floats are organized to raise money for charities

• music with a syncopated melody (usually for the piano)

• newspaper with half-size pages

• a boisterous practical joke (especially by college students)

verb

• treat cruelly

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• play in ragtime

• harass with persistent criticism or carping

• censure severely or angrily

• break into lumps before sorting

scotch
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• of or relating to or characteristic of Scotland or its people or culture or its English dialect or Gaelic language

noun

• whiskey distilled in Scotland; especially whiskey made from malted barley in a pot still

• a slight surface cut (especially a notch that is made to keep a tally)

adjective satellite

• avoiding waste

verb

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• make a small cut or score into

spoil
verbv
noun

• (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

• the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• the act of stripping and taking by force

verb

• make a mess of, destroy or ruin

• become unfit for consumption or use

• alter from the original

• treat with excessive indulgence

• hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• have a strong desire or urge to do something

• destroy and strip of its possession

• make imperfect

Best Hypernyms For FRUSTRATING

Here is a list of related hypernyms for frustrating, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (15)
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