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past tense of ail
Synonyms & Antonyms of ailed
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- parents who were at a loss to explain what was ailing their normally vivacious daughter
Synonyms for ailed
Words Related to ailed
- aggravated,
- angered,
- annoyed,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- chivied
- (or chivvied),
- exasperated,
- fretted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- harassed,
- harried,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- pestered,
- piqued,
- put off,
- put out,
- riled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Near Antonyms for ailed
Antonyms for ailed
- calmed,
- composed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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