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annoy
verb as in irritate, upset
Strongest matches
agitate, bore, bother, displease, disturb, exasperate, fire up, gall, irk, peeve, perturb, rile, trouble, turn off, vex, worry
Strong matches
abrade, badger, bedevil, beleaguer, break, bug, chafe, distress, get, gnaw, harass, harry, madden, miff, nag, needle, nettle, nudge, pester, plague, provoke, ride, ruffle, tease
Weak matches
T-off, ask for it, be at, be on the back of, burn up, egg on, heat up, henpeck, hit where one lives, make waves, push button, tick off, work on
Example Sentences
Because they liked fireworks, she served baked Alaska topped with sparklers for dessert and surprised them with a fireworks show that annoyed the neighbors but delighted her guests.
“There’s moments in it where you look at him,” Marcellino told “High Society,” and “he’s like almost annoyed with this process.”
Mosquito bites usually annoy me, but I don’t just feel irritated—I feel confused.
The annoyed driver shoved it at Penelope and kept his eyes on the road.
The Earl of Maytag did not care one way or the other about the singing, but he was deeply annoyed by Quinzy’s disappearance.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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