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Synonyms for rile
verb anger, upsetAntonyms for rile
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.
angering
verb. make someone mad; become mad
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
angers
verb. make someone mad; become mad
- acerbate
- affront
- aggravate
- agitate
- annoy
- antagonize
- arouse
- bait
- blow up
- boil
- boil over
- bristle
- burn
- burn up
- chafe
- craze
- cross
- displease
- egg on
- embitter
- enrage
- exacerbate
- exasperate
- excite
- fret
- gall
- get mad
- get on one's nerves
- goad
- incense
- inflame
- infuriate
- irritate
- lose one's temper
- madden
- make sore
- miff
- nettle
- offend
- outrage
- pique
- provoke
- raise hell
- rankle
- rant
- rave
- rile
- ruffle
- seethe
- steam up
- stew
- stir up
- tempt
- umbrage
- vex
annoy
verb. irritate, upset
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
annoys
verb. irritate, upset
- T-off
- abrade
- agitate
- ask for it
- badger
- be at
- be on the back of
- bedevil
- beleaguer
- bore
- bother
- break
- bug
- burn up
- chafe
- displease
- distress
- disturb
- egg on
- exasperate
- fire up
- gall
- get
- gnaw
- harass
- harry
- heat up
- henpeck
- hit where one lives
- irk
- madden
- make waves
- miff
- nag
- needle
- nettle
- nudge
- peeve
- perturb
- pester
- plague
- provoke
- push button
- ride
- rile
- ruffle
- tease
- tick off
- trouble
- turn off
- vex
- work on
- worry
displease
verb. make unhappy
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the
Philip Lief Group.