TROLL Synonyms
There are 18 hypernyms of the word troll. (close relations)
Definition of TROLL
Best Alternative Words for TROLL
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agitator | nounn | |||||||
noun • one who agitates; a political troublemaker | ||||||||
bully | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • a cruel and brutal fellow • a hired thug adjective satellite • excellent verb • be bossy towards • discourage or frighten with threats or a domineering manner; intimidate | ||||||||
harasser | nounn | |||||||
noun • a persistent tormentor • a persistent attacker | ||||||||
heckler | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who tries to embarrass you with gibes and questions and objections | ||||||||
instigator | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who deliberately foments trouble • a person who initiates a course of action | ||||||||
joker | nounn | |||||||
noun • a person who enjoys telling or playing jokes • a person who does something thoughtless or annoying • an inconspicuous clause in a document or bill that affects its meaning in a way that is not immediately apparent • a playing card that is usually printed with a picture of a jester | ||||||||
mocker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who jeers or mocks or treats something with contempt or calls out in derision • long-tailed grey-and-white songbird of the southern United States able to mimic songs of other birds | ||||||||
nuisance | nounn | |||||||
noun • (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive • something or someone that causes trouble; a source of unhappiness | ||||||||
pest | nounn | |||||||
noun • a serious (sometimes fatal) infection of rodents caused by Yersinia pestis and accidentally transmitted to humans by the bite of a flea that has bitten an infected animal • any epidemic disease with a high death rate • a persistently annoying person • any unwanted and destructive insect or other animal that attacks food or crops or livestock etc. | ||||||||
prankster | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who plays practical jokes on others | ||||||||
teaser | noun, adjectiven, adj | |||||||
noun • a worker who teases wool • someone given to teasing (as by mocking or stirring curiosity) • an advertisement that offers something free in order to arouse customers' interest • a particularly baffling problem that is said to have a correct solution • an attention-getting opening presented at the start of a television show • a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings • a device for teasing wool | ||||||||
tormentor | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who torments • a flat at each side of the stage to prevent the audience from seeing into the wings | ||||||||
troublemaker | nounn | |||||||
noun • someone who deliberately stirs up trouble | ||||||||
cruise | verb, nounv, n | |||||||
noun • an ocean trip taken for pleasure verb • drive around aimlessly but ostentatiously and at leisure • travel at a moderate speed • look for a sexual partner in a public place • sail or travel about for pleasure, relaxation, or sightseeing | ||||||||
round | adverb, noun, adjectiveadv, n, adj | |||||||
adjective • having the shape or form of a circle noun • a charge of ammunition for a single shot • an interval during which a recurring sequence of events occurs • a regular route for a sentry or policeman • (often plural) a series of professional calls (usually in a set order) • the activity of playing 18 holes of golf • the usual activities in your day • (sports) a division of a game during which one team is on the offensive • the course along which communications spread • a serving to each of a group (usually alcoholic) • a cut of beef between the rump and the lower leg • a partsong in which voices follow each other; one voice starts and others join in one after another until all are singing different parts of the song at the same time • an outburst of applause • a crosspiece between the legs of a chair • any circular or rotating mechanism adverb • from beginning to end; throughout adjective satellite • (of sounds) full and rich • (mathematics) expressed to the nearest integer, ten, hundred, or thousand verb • wind around; move along a circular course • make round • pronounce with rounded lips • attack in speech or writing • bring to a highly developed, finished, or refined state • express as a round number • become round, plump, or shapely | ||||||||
trolling | verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj | |||||||
noun • angling by drawing a baited line through the water |