| Main Entry: | nettlesome |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | irritating |
Synonyms: |
aggravating, annoying, bothersome, burdensome, distressing, disturbing, exasperating, irksome, nagging, troublesome, trying, vexatious, vexing |
| Main Entry: | galling |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | very upsetting |
Synonyms: |
acid, afflictive, aggravating, annoying, bitter, bothersome, distasteful, exasperating, grievous, harassing, humiliating, irksome, irritating, nettlesome, painful, plaguing, provoking, rankling, unpalatable, vexatious, vexing |
Antonyms: |
cheering, comforting, pleasing, satisfying, soothing, wonderful |
| Main Entry: | pesky |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | bothersome |
Synonyms: |
annoying, disturbing, irksome, mean, nettlesome, peeving, provoking, troublesome, ugly, vexatious, vexing, wicked |
Antonyms: |
pleasing, untroubling |
| Main Entry: | prickly |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | thorny or difficult |
Synonyms: |
annoying, barbed, bothersome, brambly, briery, bristly, complicated, echinated, intricate, involved, knotty, nettlesome, pointed, sharp, spiny, stimulating, ticklish, tricky, troublesome, trying |
Antonyms: |
smooth |
| Main Entry: | thorny |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | difficult, problematic |
Synonyms: |
awkward, baffling, bothersome, formidable, harassing, hard, irksome, nettlesome, perplexing, prickly, severe, sticky, ticklish, tough, tricky, troublesome, trying, unpleasant, upsetting, vexatious, worrying |
Antonyms: |
easy, solvable, untroublesome |
| Main Entry: | plaguy |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | vexatious |
Synonyms: |
afflicting, aggravating, annoying, bothersome, burdensome, disagreeable, disappointing, disturbing, exasperating, galling, irksome, irritating, mean, nagging, nettlesome, pesky, provoking, teasing, tormenting, troublesome, troublous, trying, ugly*, unpleasant, upsetting, wicked, worrisome, worrying |