ask for it

VERB

annoy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitate bore bother displease disturb exasperate fire up gall irk peeve perturb rile trouble turn off vex worry

STRONG

abrade badger bedevil beleaguer break bug chafe distress get gnaw harass harry madden miff nag needle nettle nudge pester plague provoke ride ruffle tease

WEAK

T-off be at be on the back of burn up egg on heat up henpeck hit where one lives make waves push button tick off work on

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid appease assist calm charm cheer comfort delight enchant help make happy please quiet reassure soothe

STRONG

mollify support

WEAK

gratify

VERB

enrage

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anger exasperate incense inflame infuriate irritate provoke rile

STRONG

aggravate hack incite madden needle

WEAK

T-off get under skin ire make blood boil make see red steam up umbrage whip up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

calm comfort delight make happy placate please soothe

STRONG

gladden

WEAK

appease compose pacify

VERB

incense

Synonyms

STRONGEST

anger bother disgust enrage exasperate excite fire up inflame infuriate irritate rile

STRONG

ire madden provoke umbrage

WEAK

egg on get a rise out of get under one's skin mad make blood boil make see red

Antonyms

STRONGEST

aid appease calm compose help make happy pacify placate please quiet soothe tranquilize

WEAK

comfort

VERB

rouse

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agitate arouse awaken disturb fire up galvanize heighten incite inflame kindle provoke rile startle stir trigger wake up whip up work up

STRONG

aggravate anger animate bestir bug challenge craze deepen enhance enliven exhilarate foment innervate instigate intensify magnify mount move needle pique quicken rally redouble rise urge vivify wake waken whet

WEAK

get going innerve intensate key up make waves pep up steam up

Antonyms

STRONGEST

appease calm comfort deter discourage dissuade halt lull make happy pacify please put out quiet soothe stop tranquilize

STRONG

dampen decline decrease dishearten drop dull fall fix lessen lower regress slow slump soften weaken

WEAK

disenchant nap sleep

VERB

tempt fate

Synonyms

WEAK

bell the cat court danger court disaster push one's luck tempt the gods try one's hand try one's luck

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ask for it

“He didn’t ask for it; he didn’t demand it; he didn’t require it,” Warsh said of any commitment to lower the federal-funds rate.

From Barron's ● Apr. 24, 2026

II, you can no longer ask for it back on your own terms.

From MarketWatch ● Mar. 3, 2026

“If you ask for it out of season, people are shocked,” says Parla.

From Salon ● Jan. 24, 2026

Generations of investors are accustomed to being able to get their money back whenever they ask for it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 7, 2025

There was no officer who had captured the city, so they gave the medal to General Peckem instead, because General Peckem was the only officer with suffident initiative to ask for it.

From "Catch-22" by Joseph Heller

ask for it

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