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vexing
adjective as in bothersome
adjective as in difficult
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- abstract
- abstruse
- baffling
- bewildering
- confounding
- dark
- deep
- enigmatic
- enigmatical
- entangled
- esoteric
- formidable
- hard to explain
- hard to solve
- hidden
- inexplicable
- intricate
- involved
- knotty
- labyrinthine
- loose
- meandering
- mysterious
- mystical
- mystifying
- nice
- obscure
- obstinate
- paradoxical
- perplexing
- problematical
- profound
- puzzling
- rambling
- subtle
- tangled
- thorny
- ticklish
- unclear
- unfathomable
- unintelligible
adjective as in disquieting
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adjective as in disturbing
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adjective as in galling
adjective as in irksome
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adjective as in mischievous
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- arch
- artful
- bad
- bothersome
- damaging
- dangerous
- deleterious
- destructive
- detrimental
- evil
- exasperating
- foxy
- frolicsome
- harmful
- hazardous
- hurtful
- ill
- ill-behaved
- injurious
- insidious
- irksome
- malignant
- misbehaving
- perilous
- pernicious
- precarious
- puckish
- rascal
- rascally
- risky
- sinful
- spiteful
- sportive
- teasing
- tricky
- troublesome
- vexatious
- vicious
- wayward
adjective as in nettlesome
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adjective as in perturbing
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adjective as in pesky
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adjective as in teasing
adjective as in torturous
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adjective as in troublesome
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- aggravating
- agitating
- alarming
- annoying
- bothersome
- burdensome
- consequential
- creepy
- depressing
- difficult
- disagreeable
- discomforting
- discommoding
- discomposing
- disconcerting
- discouraging
- dismaying
- disquieting
- disruptive
- distressful
- distressing
- embarrassing
- foreboding
- frightening
- gloomy
- harassing
- hard
- impeding
- inconvenient
- intrusive
- irksome
- irritating
- laborious
- ominous
- onerous
- painful
- perplexing
- perturbing
- pessimistic
- prophetic
- provoking
- severe
- sinister
- startling
- threatening
- tiresome
- toilsome
- troublesome
- troubling
- trying
- uncertain
- unpleasant
- unsettling
- upsetting
- wearisome
- worrisome
- worrying
adjective as in trying
adjective as in unsatisfactory
adjective as in unsettling
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adjective as in upsetting
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adjective as in worrisome
noun as in harassment
noun as in provocation
noun as in ribbing
Example Sentences
The vaccination issue has vexed some members of Congress since the Food and Drug Administration gave emergency approval for the Pfizer-manufactured vaccine last week.
Meanwhile, the SolarWinds issue continues to vex federal officials.
This isn’t the first time the city appeared close to resolving a policy issue that’s vexed it for years.
Yet ask executives which CEO vexes them the most, and Musk’s name is first again.
LPL’s Buchbinder notes stocks historically perform better in a divided government environment, while major tax increases are “probably off the table” if the Senate remains in Republican hands—something that has vexed Wall Street.
If Paul Ryan visits communities to try to solve some of the most vexing problems facing our nation, will the media cover it?
The results are vexing, and increasingly dangerous as Moscow builds threats on the foundation of its own propaganda.
A more vexing problem is discerning the suicide attempt from the accidental overdose.
More vexing than the short-shrift mentions are the flat-out omissions.
For liberals, the question of how to square this circle is a vexing one.
Meloni was just beginning to relax a little when a young officer brought up a minor but vexing problem.
Whether the land beyond Hadrian's wall became temptingly peaceful or remained in vexing disorder, our authorities do not say.
Perhaps she'll be able now to manage something without vexing Captain and Mrs Harper.'
I can't feel natural there, and I'm afraid of vexing you or doing harm somehow.'
Up and to the office, where very busy all the morning, and most with Mr. Wood, I vexing him about his masts.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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