Synonyms of vex
102 similar words · 2 opposite words
Another word for vex is bother. Other synonyms of vex are trouble, devil, hassle, provoke and distress. The opposite of vex is comfort.
Synonyms and similar words for vex
verbTo annoy, irritate.
- agitate
- irkTo irritate; annoy; bother.
- irritateTo provoke impatience, anger, or displeasure in.
- aggravateTo exasperate; to provoke or irritate.
- annoy
- nettleTo pique, irritate, vex or provoke.
- rankle
- ruffle
- sting
- burn someone's assTo irritate, bother, grind one's gears.
- antagonizeTo work against; to oppose (especially to incite a reaction).
- botherTo annoy, to disturb, to irritate; to be troublesome to, to make trouble for.
- disgruntleTo make discontent or cross; to put in a bad temper.
- botherateTo bother.
- bug
- get
- grate
- 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 up
- grotch
- hack off
- hassleTo trouble, to bother, to annoy.
- 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.
- persecute
- 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.
- troubleTo mentally distress; to cause (someone) to be anxious or perplexed.
- try one's patience
- 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 rare
verbTo cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
verbTo trouble aggressively, to harass.
- besetTo assail or attack (someone) from all sides; to set about.
- badgerTo pester; to annoy persistently; to press.
- baitTo intentionally annoy, torment, or threaten by constant rebukes or threats; to harass.
- beleaguerTo vex, harass, or beset.
- dog
- bullyragTo harass, badger, taunt, or abuse verbally.
- besiegeTo beleaguer, to vex, to lay siege to, to beset.
- chevy figurativelyTo vex or harass with petty attacks.
- give someone griefTo hassle or abuse someone.
- harassTo annoy (someone) frequently or systematically; to pester.
- harryTo harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
- houndTo persistently harass doggedly.
- pester
- pick atTo pick on or repeatedly criticize (someone).
- plagueTo harass, pester or annoy someone persistently or incessantly.
verbMore synonyms
- lacerate
- aggrieve
- atray dialectalTo vex; trouble; frighten; torment; harass.
- cag dialectal, slangTo vex; annoy; insult, offend; grieve.
- distressTo cause strain or anxiety to someone.
- harrowTo traumatize or disturb; to torment, distress or vex.
- rend
- wring figurativelyTo cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
- engrieve archaicTo cause grief to, to vex or pain; to associate with vexation or pain.
Opposite of vex
Meaning of vex
- verb To annoy, irritate.
- verb To cause (mental) suffering to; to distress.
- verb To trouble aggressively, to harass.
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