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  • verbannoy
  • verbcause to become worse

synonyms for aggravate

  • bother
  • irritate
  • provoke
  • bug
  • dog
  • exasperate
  • gall
  • get
  • get on one's nerves
  • grate
  • hack
  • irk
  • nag
  • needle
  • nettle
  • peeve
  • pester
  • pique
  • tease
  • vex
  • be at
  • be on the back of
  • drive up the wall
  • get to
  • give a hard time
  • pick on
See also synonyms for: aggravated / aggravates / aggravating

antonyms for aggravate

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  • aid
  • delight
  • help
  • please
  • calm
  • make happy
  • soothe
  • alleviate
  • appease
  • gladden
  • improve
  • mollify
  • relieve
  • soften
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How to use aggravate in a sentence

Going off your meds is a surefire way to aggravate your doctor.
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Westbrook will miss time with a left quadriceps injury he initially suffered during training camp last month and aggravated at Philadelphia last week.
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The discontent has arguably been aggravated by Robinhood’s approach to customer service.
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While the argument for using dark text on light backgrounds is fairly strong, however, the argument that it makes the experience aggravating for some also holds true.
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The problem is, if you have too many redirects on your site, you can start to aggravate your site visitors.
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He had the innate slant of mind that properly belongs to a moderator of mass meetings called to aggravate a crisis.
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You judged us both as undesirables, therefore any attempt at explanation would, I know, only aggravate our offence in your eyes.
THE DOCTOR OF PIMLICOWILLIAM LE QUEUX
The internal divisions, too, aggravate our weakness; and now, even Most has turned apostate.
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Menstruation may aggravate goitre, uterine fibroid tumours, skin diseases, and affections of the blood vessels.
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Symptoms should not be mistaken for causes, but pelvic diseases at least aggravate a tendency toward mental unbalance.
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WORDS RELATED TO AGGRAVATE

  • aggravate
  • annoy
  • disturb
  • perturb
  • provoke
  • rattle one's cage
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