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PESKY Synonyms

There are 15 synonyms of the word pesky. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word pesky. (close relations)
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Best Alternative Words for PESKY

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annoying
adjectiveadj
noun

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

bothersome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

irritating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

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

• causing physical discomfort

nettlesome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

• easily irritated or annoyed

pestering
verb, adjectivev, adj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

vexatious
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

irksome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

nagging
verb, adverb, noun, adjectivev, adv, n, adj
adjective satellite

• continually complaining or faultfinding

troublesome
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing difficulty or annoyance

galling
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

pestiferous
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• contaminated with infecting organisms

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

• tending to corrupt or pervert

• causing irritation or annoyance

plaguey
adjectiveadj
adverb

• in a pernicious or annoying manner

adjective satellite

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

• causing irritation or annoyance

plaguy
adjectiveadj
adverb

• in a pernicious or annoying manner

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

teasing
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
noun

• the act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances

• playful vexation

• the act of removing tangles from you hair with a comb

adjective satellite

• playfully vexing (especially by ridicule)

• arousing sexual desire without intending to satisfy it

• causing irritation or annoyance

vexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

Alternatives for ANNOYING

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