IRRITATING Synonyms
There are 16 hypernyms of the word irritating. (close relations)
Best Alternative Words for IRRITATING
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agitating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | ||||||||
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 | ||||||||
frustrating | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • discouraging by hindering • preventing realization or attainment of a desire | ||||||||
galling | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
grating | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a barrier that has parallel or crossed bars blocking a passage but admitting air • a frame of iron bars to hold a fire • optical device consisting of a surface with many parallel grooves in it; disperses a beam of light (or other electromagnetic radiation) into its wavelengths to produce its spectrum adjective satellite • unpleasantly harsh or grating in sound | ||||||||
maddening | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extremely annoying or displeasing | ||||||||
nagging | verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • continually complaining or faultfinding | ||||||||
nettlesome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance • easily irritated or annoyed | ||||||||
pestering | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
provoking | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • causing or tending to cause anger or resentment | ||||||||
vexing | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • extremely annoying or displeasing • causing irritation or annoyance | ||||||||
wearisome | adjectiveadj | |||||||
adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness | ||||||||
enraging | verb, adjectivev, adj | |||||||
verb • put into a rage; make violently angry | ||||||||
incensing | 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 | ||||||||
peeving | verbv | |||||||
noun • an annoyed or irritated mood verb • cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful | ||||||||
riling | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||||||||
rile | verbv | |||||||
verb • cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations • make turbid by stirring up the sediments of | ||||||||