| Main Entry: | enrage |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make very upset |
Synonyms: |
T-off, aggravate, anger, ask for it, exasperate, get under skin, hack*, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, ire, irritate, madden, make blood boil, make see red, needle, provoke, rile, steam up, umbrage, whip up |
Antonyms: |
appease, calm, compose, pacify, placate, please, soothe |
| Main Entry: | exasperate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, provoke |
Synonyms: |
T-off, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall, embitter, enrage, exacerbate, excite, gall, get under one's skin, get*, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, make waves, needle, nettle, peeve, pique, rankle, rile, roil, rouse, try the patience of, vex, work up |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, ease, placate, please, soothe |
| Main Entry: | incense |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make very angry |
Synonyms: |
anger, ask for it, bother, disgust, egg on, enrage, exasperate, excite, fire up, get a rise out of, get under one's skin, inflame, infuriate, ire, irritate, mad, madden, make blood boil, make see red, provoke, rile, umbrage |
Antonyms: |
calm, comfort, please |
| Main Entry: | irritate |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | upset, anger |
Synonyms: |
abrade, affront, aggravate, annoy, bother, bug*, burn*, chafe, confuse, distemper, disturb, drive up the wall, enrage, exasperate, fret, gall, get, get on nerves, get under skin, grate, harass, incense, inflame, infuriate, irk, madden, needle, nettle, offend, pain, peeve, pester, pique, provoke, put out, rankle, rasp, rattle, rile, roil, rub the wrong way, ruffle, sour, try, vex |
| Notes: | aggravate means 'to add to' an already troublesome or vexing matter or condition while irritate means 'to vex, annoy, or chafe' irritate means 'inflame' (originally 'excite, rouse'); aggravate means 'worsen' |
Antonyms: |
aid, assuage, delight, help, please |
| Main Entry: | pique |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | offend, provoke |
Synonyms: |
absorb, affront, annoy, arouse, bother, bug*, displease, egg on, exasperate, excite, fire up, gall, galvanize, get a rise out of, get under skin, get*, give a hard time, give the business, goad, goose, grab, ignite, incense, irk, irritate, kindle, make waves, miff, mortify, motivate, move, nettle, offend, peeve, prick, put out, quicken, rile, rouse, spur, stimulate, sting*, stir, vex, whet, work up, wound |
Antonyms: |
delight, please |
| Main Entry: | provoke |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | make angry |
Synonyms: |
abet, abrade, affront, aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, chafe, enrage, exasperate, exercise, foment, fret, gall*, get on one's nerves, get under one's skin, get*, grate, hit where one lives, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, madden, make blood boil, make waves, nag, offend, perturb, pique, put out, raise, rile, roil, ruffle, set on, set*, try one's patience, upset, vex, whip up, work into lather, work up |
Antonyms: |
delight, make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | rile |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | anger, upset |
Synonyms: |
acerbate, aggravate, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, exasperate, gall, get one's goat, get under skin, grate, inflame, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, roil, rub one the wrong way, try one's patience, vex |
Antonyms: |
make happy, please |
| Main Entry: | rub the wrong way |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | irritate |
Synonyms: |
aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug*, disturb, drive up the wall, enrage, get on one's nerves, get to, get under one's skin, infuriate, irk, needle, pester, rattle, ruffle one's feathers |
| Main Entry: | vex |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | distress, bother |
Synonyms: |
abrade, afflict, aggravate, agitate, anger, annoy, be at, chafe, depress, displease, disquiet, disturb, eat*, embarrass, exasperate, fret, gall*, get in one's hair, get under one's skin, give a bad time, give a hard time, grate on, harass, harry, hassle, infuriate, irk, irritate, molest, needle, nettle, offend, peeve, perplex, pester, pique, plague, provoke, put out, rasp, ride, rile, tease, tick off, torment, trouble, turn off, upset, worry |
Antonyms: |
aid, assist, help, please, soothe |
| Main Entry: | get under one's skin |
| Part of Speech: | verb |
| Definition: | drive up the wall |
Synonyms: |
annoy, bother, exasperate, get in one's hair, infuriate, irk, irritate, madden, needle, pester, provoke, push one's buttons, rattle one's cage, rile, ruffle, upset, vex |