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Synonyms for vexing
verb distress, bother- afflict
- agitate
- annoy
- displease
- disquiet
- disturb
- embarrass
- exasperate
- gall
- infuriate
- irk
- irritate
- offend
- peeve
- perplex
- rile
- torment
- abrade
- aggravate
- anger
- chafe
- depress
- eat
- fret
- harass
- harry
- hassle
- molest
- needle
- nettle
- pester
- pique
- plague
- provoke
- rasp
- ride
- tease
- trouble
- upset
- worry
- be at
- get in one's hair
- get under one's skin
- give a bad time
- give a hard time
- grate on
- put out
- tick off
- turn off
Antonyms for vexing
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
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More words related to vexing
bothersome
adjective. troubling
difficult
adjective. complicated; hard to comprehend
- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- complex
- confounding
- confusing
- dark
- deep
- delicate
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- entangled
- esoteric
- formidable
- hard to explain
- hard to solve
- hidden
- inexplicable
- intricate
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- loose
- meandering
- mysterious
- mystical
- mystifying
- nice
- obscure
- obstinate
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- troublesome
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
- vexing
disquieting
adjective. upsetting
disturbing
adjective. disquieting
- aggravating
- agitating
- alarming
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- creepy
- depressing
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- discomposing
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- dismaying
- distressing
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- frightening
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- ominous
- onerous
- painful
- perplexing
- perturbing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- unsettling
- upsetting
- vexing
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
galling
adjective. very upsetting
harassment
noun. badgering
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.