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Synonyms for give the business
verb offend, provoke- annoy
- arouse
- displease
- excite
- gall
- galvanize
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- offend
- rile
- stimulate
- whet
- absorb
- affront
- bother
- bug
- exasperate
- get
- goad
- goose
- grab
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- peeve
- prick
- quicken
- rouse
- spur
- sting
- stir
- vex
- wound
- egg on
- fire up
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- make waves
- put out
- work up
Antonyms for give the business
- aid
- bore
- calm
- compose
- delight
- depress
- discourage
- extinguish
- lull
- make happy
- please
- quiet
- soothe
- appease
- compliment
- dissuade
- dull
- help
- misunderstand
- mollify
- placate
- satisfy
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
badgered
verb. nag, bother
pique
verb. offend, provoke
- absorb
- affront
- annoy
- arouse
- bother
- bug
- displease
- egg on
- exasperate
- excite
- fire up
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- goad
- goose
- grab
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- make waves
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- prick
- put out
- quicken
- rile
- rouse
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- vex
- whet
- work up
- wound
piqued
verb. offend, provoke
- absorb
- affront
- annoy
- arouse
- bother
- bug
- displease
- egg on
- exasperate
- excite
- fire up
- gall
- galvanize
- get
- get a rise out of
- get under skin
- give a hard time
- give the business
- goad
- goose
- grab
- ignite
- incense
- irk
- irritate
- kindle
- make waves
- miff
- mortify
- motivate
- move
- nettle
- offend
- peeve
- prick
- put out
- quicken
- rile
- rouse
- spur
- stimulate
- sting
- stir
- vex
- whet
- work up
- wound
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.