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APPEASING Antonyms

There are 18 antonyms of the word appeasing. (opposite meanings)

Best Opposite Words For APPEASING

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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

challenging
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• requiring full use of your abilities or resources

• stimulating interest or thought

• disturbingly provocative

disturbing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing distress or worry or anxiety

exasperating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• making worse

frustrating
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• discouraging by hindering

• preventing realization or attainment of a desire

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

provoking
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing or tending to cause anger or resentment

vexing
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

bothering
verb, adjectivev, adj
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

confronting
verb, adjectivev, adj
verb

• oppose, as in hostility or a competition

• deal with (something unpleasant) head on

• present somebody with something, usually to accuse or criticize

• be face to face with

defying
adjectiveadj
verb

• resist or confront with resistance

• elude, especially in a baffling way

• challenge

dissatisfying
adjectiveadj
verb

• fail to satisfy

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

outraging
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a feeling of righteous anger

• a wantonly cruel act

• a disgraceful event

• the act of scandalizing

verb

• strike with disgust or revulsion

• violate the sacred character of a place or language

• force (someone) to have sex against their will

riling
verbv
verb

• cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

• make turbid by stirring up the sediments of

antagonize
verbv
verb

• provoke the hostility of

• act in opposition to

Alternatives for AGGRAVATING

Alternatives for ANNOYING

Alternatives for CHALLENGING

Alternatives for DISTURBING

Alternatives for EXASPERATING

Alternatives for FRUSTRATING

Alternatives for IRRITATING

Alternatives for MADDENING

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