ANNOY: Synonyms and Related Words. What is Another Word for ANNOY?

Need another word that means the same as “annoy”? Find 35 synonyms and 30 related words for “annoy” in this overview.

The synonyms of “Annoy” are: bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, irritate, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, irk, gall, pique, put out, displease, get someone's back up, put someone's back up, antagonize, get on someone's nerves, rub up the wrong way, ruffle, ruffle someone's feathers, make someone's hackles rise, raise someone's hackles, cross, vexed, irked, piqued, displeased

Annoy as a Verb

Definitions of "Annoy" as a verb

According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “annoy” as a verb can have the following definitions:

• Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations.
• Harm or attack repeatedly.
• Make (someone) a little angry; irritate.

Synonyms of "Annoy" as a verb (35 Words)

anger	Fill someone with anger provoke anger in. She was angered by his terse answer.
antagonize	Cause (someone) to become hostile or angry. The aim was to antagonize visiting supporters.
bother	Cause trouble or annoyance to (someone) by interrupting or otherwise inconveniencing them. I m sorry to bother you at this time of night.
chafe	Tear or wear off the skin or make sore by abrading. The collar chafed his neck.
cross	Fold so as to resemble a cross. Two paths crossed the field.
devil	Coat or stuff with a spicy paste. Devilled eggs.
displease	Make (someone) feel annoyed or dissatisfied. The tone of the letter displeased him.
displeased	Give displeasure to.
exasperate	Exasperate or irritate. This futile process exasperates prison officers.
gall	Irritate or vex. It galls me that we lost the suit.
get at	Earn or achieve a base by being walked by the pitcher.
get on someone's nerves	Be a mystery or bewildering to.
get someone's back up	Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses.
get to	Give certain properties to something.
gravel	Cover with gravel. They gravelled the road.
irk	Irritate; annoy. It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
irked	Irritate or vex.
irritate	Cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations. Irritate the glands of a leaf.
make angry	Eliminate urine.
make cross	Be or be capable of being changed or made into.
make someone's hackles rise	Carry out or commit.
nark	Inform or spy (for the police. Women like her nark me.
nettle	Sting with nettles. I was only asking Jess said nettled.
pique	Cause to feel resentment or indignation. With his scientific curiosity piqued he was looking forward to being able to analyse his find.
piqued	Cause to feel resentment or indignation.
put out	Make an investment.
put someone's back up	Adapt.
rag	Apply paint to a surface with a rag. The background walls have been stippled above the dado rail and ragged below.
raise someone's hackles	Raise from a lower to a higher position.
rile	Make (someone) annoyed or irritated. He d been drinking sweet clear water from a well and now that water had been muddied and riled.
rub up the wrong way	Cause friction.
ruffle	Pleat or gather into a ruffle. Brian had been ruffled by her questions.
ruffle someone's feathers	Disturb the smoothness of.
vex	Cause distress to. Thou shalt not vex a stranger.
vexed	Change the arrangement or position of.

Usage Examples of "Annoy" as a verb

• A gallant Saxon, who annoyed this Coast.
• The decision really annoyed him.
• Your damned cheerfulness has always annoyed me.

Associations of "Annoy" (30 Words)

afflict	Cause great unhappiness for; distress. Jupiter is afflicted by Mars in opposition.
aggravate	Annoy or exasperate. Military action would only aggravate the situation.
aggravation	Unfriendly behavior that causes anger or resentment. The patient experienced an aggravation of symptoms.
agitate	Cause to be agitated excited or roused. Agitate the water to disperse the oil.
anger	Fill someone with anger provoke anger in. The news angered him.
annoyance	The act of troubling or annoying someone. Some people like to irritate us with trivial annoyances.
beleaguer	Annoy persistently. He attempts to answer several questions that beleaguer the industry.
bother	Intrude or enter uninvited. He saved me the bother of having to come up with a speech.
bothersome	Annoying; troublesome. Aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport.
distress	Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. A distress call.
disturb	Change the arrangement or position of. I ll see my patient now and we are not to be disturbed.
fret	Provide a musical instrument with frets. Fret a guitar.
harass	Annoy continually or chronically. The squadron s task was to harass the retreating enemy forces.
importunate	Expressing earnest entreaty. Importunate creditors.
irk	Irritate; annoy. It irks her to think of the runaround she received.
irritable	Having or showing a tendency to be easily annoyed. The seeds have been reputed to help conditions such as irritable bladder.
irritate	Stimulate (an organism, cell, or organ) to produce an active response. His tone irritated her.
irritation	The act of troubling or annoying someone. Much to my irritation Chris fell asleep.
nettle	Used in names of other plants with leaves of a similar appearance to those of the nettle e g dead nettle. I was only asking Jess said nettled.
nuisance	A broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive. It s a nuisance having all those people clomping through the house.
offend	Strike with disgust or revulsion. Offend all laws of humanity.
peeve	Cause to be annoyed, irritated, or resentful. That was the one thing that peeved him.
pester	Trouble or annoy (someone) with frequent or persistent requests or interruptions. She constantly pestered him with telephone calls.
rankle	(of a wound or sore) continue to be painful; fester. Lisa was rankled by his assertion.
rile	Make turbid by stirring up the sediments of. He d been drinking sweet clear water from a well and now that water had been muddied and riled.
teasing	The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously (especially by ridicule); provoking someone with persistent annoyances. The parody was just a form of teasing.
trouble	Take the trouble to do something concern oneself. He was not troubled by doubts.
vex	Disturb the peace of mind of; afflict with mental agitation or distress. I wouldn t vex it will be just great if whoever borrow the pump just bring it back.
vexation	The psychological state of being irritated or annoyed. The vexations of life under canvas.
vexing	Causing annoyance, frustration, or worry. It is vexing to have to admit you are wrong.