Synonyms of aggravated

aggravated 1 of 2

adjective

ˈa-grə-ˌvā-təd 

as in irritated

subjected to and reacting with irritation

aggravated customers looking in vain for a salesclerk for assistance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritated
• annoyed
• bothered
• exasperated
• upset
• angry
• displeased
• infuriated
• irritable
• vexed
• frustrated
• peeved
• angered
• disturbed
• irked
• troubled
• outraged
• indignant
• mad
• scunnered
• narked
• distressed
• perturbed
• galled
• sore
• put out
• irate
• inflamed
• provoked
• resentful
• tortured
• peevish
• teed off
• petulant
• riled
• ireful
• irascible
• steaming
• snappish
• plagued
• fretful
• cantankerous
• harassed
• tormented
• grumpy
• dyspeptic
• testy
• bilious
• cross
• harried
• grouchy
• huffy
• churlish
• rankled
• disapproving
• badgered
• tested
• piqued
• snuffy
• bristly
• tried
• persecuted
• crabby
• shirty
• touchy
• ill-humored
• choleric
• roiled
• bedeviled
• inconvenienced
• cranky
• hassled
• pestered
• pinpricked
• bearish
• fussy
• haggled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• satisfied
• happy
• content
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• tranquil
• placid
• peaceable
• pacific

aggravated

2 of 2

verb

past tense of aggravate

1

as in annoyed

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

• annoyed
• irritated
• bothered
• bugged
• persecuted
• exasperated
• vexed
• irked
• infuriated
• got
• peeved
• angered
• worried
• riled
• nettled
• itched
• plagued
• burned (up)
• chafed
• ate
• piqued
• griped
• ruffled
• grated
• provoked
• got to
• galled
• wore on
• teased
• insulted
• put out
• hacked (off)
• narked
• rasped
• spited
• frosted
• rubbed the wrong way
• upset
• enraged
• harassed
• stuck in one's craw
• offended
• got on one's nerves
• nagged
• inflamed
• got one's goat
• roused
• hassled
• set one's teeth on edge
• agitated
• unsettled
• heckled
• perturbed
• incensed
• badgered
• antagonized
• harried
• pestered
• distressed
• disquieted
• maddened
• outraged
• affronted
• miffed
• rankled
• unhinged
• roiled
• discomposed
• exercised
• baited
• discomforted
• deviled
• fretted
• bullyragged
• freaked (out)
• undid
• hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliged
• appeased
• pacified
• mollified
• satisfied
• pleased
• delighted
• gratified
• placated
• assured
• conciliated
• propitiated
• reassured
• soothed
• comforted
• contented
• quieted
• cheered
• consoled
• gladdened
• solaced

2

as in deepened

to make more severe

overheated rhetoric that only aggravated an already tense situation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deepened
• intensified
• worsened
• exacerbated
• complicated
• amplified
• magnified

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• relieved
• alleviated
• mitigated
• helped
• eased
• improved
• allayed
• assuaged
• ameliorated
• bettered

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of aggravated

Adjective

State prison records show Milton has previously served time for burglary, retail theft, drug possession, armed robbery and aggravated battery, among other convictions dating to the late 1990s. — Dan Petrella, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026

His son, 16-year-old Colt Gray, pleaded guilty to all 55 counts against him, including murder and aggravated assault. — Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 30 July 2026

Verb

Fairbanks aggravated the injury while walking Arizona’s Gabriel Moreno to lead off the ninth inning of Monday’s game in Arizona, while trying to protect a 7-6 lead. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 15 Sep. 2026

Baltimore’s Zay Flowers aggravated the hamstring issue that’s bothered him in recent weeks. — Andy Behrens, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026