Synonyms of nuisance

nuisance

noun

ˈnü-sᵊn(t)s 

1

as in pest

one who is obnoxiously annoying

the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance, dropping in on us several times a day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pest
• annoyance
• annoyer
• tease
• bother
• headache
• pain
• gadfly
• pain in the neck
• persecutor
• gnawer
• plague
• nudnick
• teaser
• nudnik
• tormenter
• interrupter
• harrier
• interruptor
• heckler
• harasser
• hassle
• torturer
• tormentor
• molester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charmer
• smoothie
• comforter
• soother
• smoothy
• solacer

2

as in headache

something that is a source of irritation

folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headache
• thorn
• annoyance
• irritant
• frustration
• inconvenience
• problem
• worry
• pest
• irk
• bugbear
• aggravation
• menace
• peeve
• rub
• bother
• vexation
• exasperation
• hassle
• offence
• trial
• discomfort
• insult
• ruffle
• hair shirt
• burden
• aggro
• trouble
• botheration
• curse
• plague
• affront
• anxiety
• predicament
• upset
• disturber
• pinprick
• offender
• plight
• annoyer
• albatross
• sore
• fleabite
• cross
• offense
• harasser
• millstone
• pet peeve
• mischief
• tribulation
• hang-up
• affliction
• pandora's box

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• joy
• delight

Examples of nuisance in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Does Rectal Discharge Need Treatment? Rectal discharge can be a nuisance and an embarrassment. —Anna Giorgi, Verywell Health, 15 Oct. 2024

Advertisement Whatever nuisance that has created, however, has been more than compensated by Ohtani’s on-field production and off-field temperament. —Jack Harris, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024

The truth is has more nuisance and marijuana might help some. —Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2024

In October 2022, the LA Department of Building and Safety declared the property a nuisance and mandated that Middleton build a fence. —Anthony Robledo, USA TODAY, 25 Sep. 2024