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IRRITATES Synonyms

There are 30 synonyms of the word irritates. (exact relations)
There are 11 hypernyms of the word irritates. (close relations)

Best Alternative Words for IRRITATES

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agitates
verbv
verb

• try to stir up public opinion

• cause to be agitated, excited, or roused

• exert oneself continuously, vigorously, or obtrusively to gain an end or engage in a crusade for a certain cause or person; be an advocate for

• move very slightly

• move or cause to move back and forth

• change the arrangement or position of

angers
verbv
noun

• a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance

• the state of being angry

• belligerence aroused by a real or supposed wrong (personified as one of the deadly sins)

verb

• make angry

• become angry

annoys
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

bothers
verbv
noun

• an angry disturbance

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

verb

• 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

enrages
verbv
verb

• put into a rage; make violently angry

exasperates
verbv
verb

• exasperate or irritate

• make furious

• make worse

harasses
verbv
verb

• annoy continually or chronically

• exhaust by attacking repeatedly

incenses
verbv
noun

• a substance that produces a fragrant odor when burned

• the pleasing scent produced when incense is burned

verb

• perfume especially with a censer

• make furious

inflames
verbv
verb

• cause inflammation in

• catch fire

• cause to start burning

• arouse or excite feelings and passions

• become inflamed; get sore

nags
verb, nounv, n
noun

• someone (especially a woman) who annoys people by constantly finding fault

• an old or over-worked horse

verb

• bother persistently with trivial complaints

• worry persistently

• remind or urge constantly

nettles
nounn
noun

• any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

verb

• sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

offends
verbv
verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation

• act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• hurt the feelings of

pesters
verbv
verb

• annoy persistently

piques
verbv
noun

• tightly woven fabric with raised cords

• a sudden outburst of anger

verb

• cause to feel resentment or indignation

provokes
verbv
verb

• call forth (emotions, feelings, and responses)

• evoke or provoke to appear or occur

• provide the needed stimulus for

• annoy continually or chronically

upsets
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• an unhappy and worried mental state

• the act of disturbing the mind or body

• a physical condition in which there is a disturbance of normal functioning

• a tool used to thicken or spread metal (the end of a bar or a rivet etc.) by forging or hammering or swaging

• the act of upsetting something

• an improbable and unexpected victory

adjective satellite

• afflicted with or marked by anxious uneasiness or trouble or grief

• thrown into a state of disarray or confusion

• used of an unexpected defeat of a team favored to win

• mildly physically distressed

• having been turned so that the bottom is no longer the bottom

verb

• disturb the balance or stability of

• cause to lose one's composure

• move deeply

• cause to overturn from an upright or normal position

• form metals with a swage

• defeat suddenly and unexpectedly

vexes
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress

• change the arrangement or position of

• subject to prolonged examination, discussion, or deliberation

• be a mystery or bewildering to

rile
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

annoy
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

bother
verbv
noun

• an angry disturbance

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

verb

• 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

Best Hypernyms For IRRITATES

Here is a list of related hypernyms for irritates, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (11)
aggravate displease exacerbate exasperate excite stimulate worsen angers annoys exasperates vexes

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