Thesaurus / bothers
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synonyms for bothers
- aggravation
- ado
- annoyance
- anxiety
- bellyache
- botheration
- bustle
- care
- concern
- difficulty
- distress
- drag
- exasperation
- flurry
- fuss
- headache
- irritant
- irritation
- molestation
- nudge
- nuisance
- pain
- perplexity
- pest
- plague
- pother
- pressure
- problem
- strain
- to-do
- trial
- trouble
- vexation
- worriment
- worry
- pain in the neck
- hinder
- dismay
- disturb
- aggravate
- perplex
- bore
- perturb
- alarm
- upset
- irritate
- hurt
- torment
- irk
- plague
- exacerbate
- disgust
- embarrass
- trouble
- scare
- worry
- nag
- distress
- afflict
- displease
- disconcert
- agitate
- cross
- molest
- provoke
- badger
- nudge
- spite
- pester
- disquiet
- goad
- vex
- insult
- tantalize
- concern
- browbeat
- inconvenience
- pain
- exasperate
- taunt
- needle
- impede
- eat
- bedevil
- tease
- pursue
- ride
- grieve
- harry
- discommode
- pick on
- put out
- carp at
- grate on
- intrude upon
- try
- worry about
- be concerned about
- concern oneself
- exert oneself
- fuss over
- make a fuss about
- make an effort
- put oneself out
- take pains
- go out of one's way
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antonyms for bothers
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- neglect
- support
- ease
- stop
- satisfy
- please
- relieve
- order
- make happy
- assure
- help
- encourage
- ignore
- praise
- compliment
- assuage
- delight
- gladden
- soothe
- reassure
- comfort
- calm
- appease
- assist
- aid
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What really bothers us a little is the mosquito affair—the so-called elephantiasis—ask Ross about it.
THE WORKS OF ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSON - SWANSTON EDITION VOL. 25 (OF 25)ROBERT LOUIS STEVENSONYe'er boss can go to Paris on a combination wedding an' divoorce thrip an' no wan bothers his head about him.
MR. DOOLEY SAYSFINLEY DUNNEI want to mark my rug yet this evening and your noise bothers me.
PATCHWORKANNA BALMER MYERSIf the God of these earthlings bothers not about them, why should they trouble about God?
THE NECESSITY OF ATHEISMDR. D.M. BROOKSNothing grieves me now; nothing troubles me, nothing bothers me or gets my attention.
MARK TWAIN, A BIOGRAPHY, 1835-1910, COMPLETEALBERT BIGELOW PAINEIt bothers me never to know when my foot will come down on one of them, instead of the floor.
MRS. VANDERSTEIN'S JEWELSMRS. CHARLES BRYCEEverything seems to point that way, and if he bothers us any more I shall make it my business to find out.
THE PONY RIDER BOYS ON THE BLUE RIDGEFRANK GEE PATCHINThey all crowd around Lorenzo, whom this funereal sort of masquerade bothers extremely.
CONTEMPORARY RUSSIAN NOVELISTSSERGE PERSKYYes, we let those limbs stick out about ten inches so that they will catch in the brush and on logs, and that bothers, you see.
FIFTY YEARS A HUNTER AND TRAPPERELDRED NATHANIEL WOODCOCKShe bothers so over my music; calling out if I make ever so small a slip, and making me go over all again.
MODERN BROODSCHARLOTTE MARY YONGE