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Synonyms & Antonyms of badgered
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in pestered, harassed
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for badgered
- bedeviled,
- frustrated,
- haggled,
- harassed,
- harried,
- hassled,
- inconvenienced,
- persecuted,
- pestered,
- pinpricked,
- plagued,
- provoked,
- tested,
- tormented,
- tortured,
- tried
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- bothered,
- exasperated,
- galled,
- irked,
- irritated,
- narked
- [British],
- peeved,
- put out,
- scunnered
- [chiefly Scottish],
- teed off,
- vexed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for badgered
badgered
verbpast tense of badger
Synonyms of badgered (Entry 2 of 2)
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
- He's always badgering me about the dishes.
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for badgered
- baited,
- bullyragged
- (also ballyragged),
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- hounded,
- pestered,
- plagued,
- teased
- agitated,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- disquieted,
- distressed,
- exercised,
- freaked (out),
- fretted,
- perturbed,
- undid,
- unhinged,
- unsettled,
- upset,
- worried
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- ate,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- burned (up)
- (or burnt (up)),
- chafed,
- exasperated,
- frosted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- griped,
- hacked (off),
- irked,
- irritated,
- itched,
- narked
- [British],
- nettled,
- peeved,
- persecuted,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rasped,
- riled,
- ruffled,
- spited,
- vexed
- (also vext)
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