play cat and mouse
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Synonyms for play cat and mouse
verb be or make very upset- afflict
- annoy
- bedevil
- bother
- harass
- hound
- hurt
- irritate
- mistreat
- molest
- nag
- pester
- plague
- smite
- tease
- torture
- vex
- abuse
- agonize
- bait
- bone
- break
- crucify
- devil
- distress
- excruciate
- harrow
- harry
- heckle
- pain
- persecute
- provoke
- punish
- rack
- trouble
- try
- worry
- wring
- drive bananas
- drive up the wall
- give a hard time
- play cat and mouse
- put through wringer
- rub salt in wound
Antonyms for play cat and mouse
- aid
- assist
- assuage
- calm
- delight
- help
- make happy
- please
- relieve
- soothe
- comfort
- commend
- compliment
- praise
- protect
- reward
- support
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
tormented
verb. be or make very upset
- abuse
- afflict
- agonize
- annoy
- bait
- bedevil
- bone
- bother
- break
- crucify
- devil
- distress
- drive bananas
- drive up the wall
- excruciate
- give a hard time
- harass
- harrow
- harry
- heckle
- hound
- hurt
- irritate
- mistreat
- molest
- nag
- pain
- persecute
- pester
- plague
- play cat and mouse
- provoke
- punish
- put through wringer
- rack
- rub salt in wound
- smite
- tease
- torture
- trouble
- try
- vex
- worry
- wring
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.