Irritate

/ˈɪɹ.ɪˌteɪt/

Synonyms for "irritate" (300 found)

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Closest matches (60)

Verb(19 words)

annoy bother chafe rile vex abrades aggravated aggravates angered angering annoyed annoys antagonize antagonized antagonizes bothered bothers chagrined cheesed

abrade afflict affrontagent provocateuraggravate agitate agonize ail alienate amplify anger annoy arouse augment bite blistering bother bristle bugbuild up

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burnburn upchafecome betweenconvulse

Adjective(3 words)

aggravating agitated annoying

Noun(13 words)

anger someoneanger triggerantagonizing bothering bristles bugger bugging burns chafes chafing chagrining cough crosses

Strong matches (90)

crucify cut damage deepen deteriorate dilapidate disaffect displease distress disturb disunite divide embitter endamage enhance enlarge enrage estrange exacerbate exasperate

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excruciate exercisefan the flamefaze fester fluster fret gall getgive paingnaw grategrate ongravel grind gripe grit harass harm harrow harry hassleheat upheckle hector heightenhot uphuff hurt impair incense inconvenience increase inflameinflict paininfuriate injure intensify

Verb(20 words)

devil disgruntle disgruntles disoblige disobliges displeased exasperates frayed frazzling frustrate frustrated frustrates galledget atget toget upgrated gravel inflame inflames

Noun(8 words)

disgruntling gadflies galls grates grating hackle hackles inflaming

Adjective(4 words)

displeasing exasperated galling inflamed

Related words (150)

Noun(29 words)

iras irking itch itches itching jangle miffs narked narking narks nettles nettling niggles peeves peeving piquing piss pissing pricks riling

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rubs ruffling snit snitsstate of tumultstinging teeoff tick vexer

irk janglejangle the nervesjarjar onkill by incheslaceratelight the fusemadden magnifymake acutemake troublemake worsemartyr martyrize miff molest nag needle nerve

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nettle nip offend pain pall peeve persecute pester pickpick atpick onpierce pinch piquepit againstplague prick prodprolong the agonyprovokeput backput on edgeput output to torturerack rankle rasp ride rile roil rubrub the wrong wayruffle separateset againstset at oddsset at varianceset onset on edgeset upsharpensic onsoursow dissensionspite stab stingstir the bloodstir upstir up troubletease tire torment torture trouble try tweak twist vex weakenwork upworry worsen wound wring

Verb(30 words)

irk irks itched jangled madden maddens miffing nark nettle nettled offended peeved pestered piqued piques provokes rag rankled rankles rankling

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resented riled riles roiled roughen ruffled sting ticked vexes vexing

Adjective(6 words)

irritating maddening miffed pissed vexed windburned

Related word relations

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7 relation types

More general

10 entries

aggravate displeaseemotional effectemotional impactexacerbate exasperate excite stimulatetissue reactionworsen

More specific

8 entries

chemical burneye irritationhassle nag nettle peeve provoke rankle

Collocations

6 entries

eyes glands nerves skin stakeholders tissue

Inflections

3 entries

irritated irritates irritating

Derivations

4 entries

irritable irritably irritant irritation

Antonyms

1 entries

soothe

similar

1 entries

chafe

Sample sentences

14 total sentences available.

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The fact seemed to irritate her husband.

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His incompetence began to irritate everyone.

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Doesn't it irritate you to see couples making out around town?

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The substance can irritate or corrode the skin, eyes, or mucous membranes.

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