Synonyms of annoy
97 similar words · 3 opposite words
Another word for annoy is bother. Other synonyms of annoy are devil, trouble, irritate, hassle and provoke. The opposite of annoy is please.
Synonyms and similar words for annoy
verbTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
verbTo molest; to harm; to injure.
- damageTo impair the soundness, goodness, or value of; to harm or cause destruction.
- woundTo hurt or injure (someone) by cutting, piercing, or tearing the skin.
- abuseTo injure; to maltreat; to hurt; to treat with cruelty, especially repeatedly.
- bewoundTo wound all over; cover or afflict with wounds.
- do damage to
- do for UKTo doom; to bring about the demise of someone; to injure or harm someone.
- do illTo harm, to injure.
- do violence toTo gravely harm.
- harmTo damage, hurt, or injure something, usually an inanimate object.
- harrowTo break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate.
- hurtTo cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
- injureTo wound or cause physical harm to a living creature.
- maulTo savage; to cause serious physical wounds.
- put someone in hospital UKTo injure (someone) to the point that they need serious medical attention.
- scaith ScotlandTo injure; to wound.
- scatheTo harm or injure (someone or something) physically.
- wet slangTo kill or seriously injure.
- damnify obsoleteTo damage physically; to injure.
- dere UK, archaicTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
- forwork archaicTo do wrong to; injure; scathe.
- grieve archaicTo harm.
- mayhem archaicTo violently inflict injury on (someone); to injure, to wound.
- misdo archaicTo do harm to; to injure, mistreat.
- vulnerate archaicTo wound, cause to become vulnerable.
verbMore synonyms
- aggravateTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
- nettle
- rankle
- ruffle
- sting
- burn someone's assTo irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- disgruntleTo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- botherateTo bother.
- bugTo annoy.
- get
- grateTo get on one's nerves; to irritate, annoy.
- burn upTo anger; to annoy.
- bedevilTo harass or cause trouble for; to plague.
- acerbate formal
- cheese off slangTo annoy.
- devilTo annoy or bother.
- exasperateTo tax the patience of; irk, frustrate, vex, provoke, annoy; to make angry.
- frustrateTo cause stress or annoyance.
- get upTo annoy.
- grotchTo annoy; to irritate.
- hack offTo annoy.
- hassleTo trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- irkTo irritate; annoy; bother.
- jazz
- molestTo annoy, trouble, or afflict.
- mommick US, dialectalTo harass or bother (someone or something).
- narkTo annoy or irritate.
- pee off slangSynonym of piss off (all senses).
- peeveTo annoy; vex.
- peeve offSynonym of annoy or piss off.
- persecuteTo harass with importunity; to pursue with persistent solicitations; to annoy.
- piqueTo wound the pride of (someone); to excite to anger; to irritate, to offend.
- piss off vulgarTo annoy, anger.
- provokeTo cause someone to become annoyed or angry.
- rileTo stir or move from a state of calm or order.
- rile upTo rile; to aggravate.
- roilTo annoy; to make angry; to throw into discord.
- stormTo disturb or trouble (someone).
- test someone's patienceTo begin to frustrate someone.
- tick off Canada, USTo annoy, aggravate.
- troubleIn weaker sense: to bother or inconvenience.
- try one's patience
- vexTo annoy, irritate.
- wind upTo upset; to anger or distress.
- Idioms:
- boil someone's piss vulgarTo irritate someone very much; to make someone very annoyed.
- chap someone's hideTo annoy someone; get on someone's nerves.
- get on someone's nervesTo annoy or irritate someone; to bother someone.
- get on someone's tits vulgarTo annoy or irritate.
- get on someone's wickTo annoy or upset someone, especially by repeated disagreeable actions.
- get someone's back upTo annoy or anger someone.
- get someone's dander upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's goatTo annoy or infuriate someone.
- get someone's Irish upTo anger or annoy someone.
- get someone's nanny
- get someone's nanny-goat
- get under one's goat
- get under someone's skin
- give someone the shits Australia, colloquialTo annoy or frustrate someone to a great degree.
- grind one's gearsTo annoy or irritate one.
- harsh one's mellowTo spoil one's good mood or to annoy one.
- put someone's back upSynonym of get someone's back up: to annoy someone.
- raise someone's hacklesTo annoy or anger someone.
- rub someone the wrong wayTo cause someone irritation, discomfort or annoyance, often unintentionally, because of one's behavior, manner...
- rub up the wrong wayTo annoy or anger someone.
- ruffle someone's feathersTo unease, cause discomfort to someone.
- tee off slangTo irritate, vex, or annoy.
- torque off USTo annoy, distress, or anger.
- nerve rareTo get on (someone’s) nerves; to annoy, irritate, or bother (someone).
nounBoth senses.
Opposite of annoy
verbTo disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- pleaseTo make happy or satisfy; to give pleasure to.
Meaning of annoy
- verb To disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
- verb To molest; to harm; to injure.
- noun A feeling of discomfort or vexation caused by what one dislikes.
annoy in other languages
Questions about synonyms of annoy
- What is another word for annoy?
- Annoy has 97 synonyms on Word.ws, such as bother, devil, trouble, irritate, hassle, provoke, pique and vex.
- What is the opposite of annoy?
- The opposite of annoy is please.
- What does annoy mean?
- Annoy means to disturb or irritate, especially by continued or repeated acts; to bother with unpleasant deeds.
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