Synonyms of aggravate

aggravate

verb

1

as in to annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

it really aggravates me when I arrive 10 minutes before the stated closing time, and the store's closed already

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• irritate
• bother
• bug
• persecute
• exasperate
• get
• infuriate
• irk
• rile
• vex
• spite
• anger
• eat
• worry
• provoke
• itch
• chafe
• plague
• grate
• pique
• tease
• insult
• peeve
• gripe
• get to
• frost
• wear on
• ruffle
• nark
• put out
• gall
• offend
• nettle
• harass
• inflame
• rub the wrong way
• enrage
• burn (up)
• upset
• rasp
• nag
• rouse
• get on one's nerves
• antagonize
• stick in one's craw
• hack (off)
• agitate
• unsettle
• get one's goat
• set one's teeth on edge
• hassle
• heckle
• pester
• distress
• discomfort
• perturb
• enflame
• badger
• devil
• outrage
• rankle
• roil
• harry
• affront
• unhinge
• disquiet
• undo
• exercise
• bait
• madden
• discompose
• fret
• miff
• incense
• bullyrag
• ballyrag
• hagride
• freak (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placate
• appease
• pacify
• oblige
• conciliate
• satisfy
• please
• mollify
• gratify
• delight
• propitiate
• assure
• soothe
• reassure
• cheer
• comfort
• gladden
• content
• quiet
• console
• solace

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• placate
• appease
• pacify
• oblige
• conciliate
• satisfy
• please
• mollify
• gratify
• delight
• propitiate
• assure
• soothe
• reassure
• cheer
• comfort
• gladden
• content
• quiet
• console
• solace

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2

as in to worsen

to make more severe

overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worsen
• exacerbate
• deepen
• intensify
• complicate
• amplify
• magnify

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• alleviate
• relieve
• mitigate
• help
• improve
• ease
• allay
• better
• assuage
• ameliorate

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• alleviate
• relieve
• mitigate
• help
• improve
• ease
• allay
• better
• assuage
• ameliorate

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