Thesaurus
bother
Synonyms and Antonyms of bother
1
a state of noisy, confused activity
ado, alarums and excursions, ballyhoo, blather, bluster, bobbery, bustle, clatter, clutter [chiefly dialect], coil, commotion, corroboree [Australian], disturbance, do [chiefly dialect], foofaraw, fun, furor, furore, fuss, helter-skelter, hoo-ha (also hoo-hah), hoopla, hubble-bubble, hubbub, hullabaloo, hurly, hurly-burly, hurricane, hurry, hurry-scurry (or hurry-skurry), kerfuffle [chiefly British], moil, pandemonium, pother, row, ruckus, ruction, rumpus, shindy, splore [Scottish], squall, stew, stir, storm, to-do, tumult, turmoil, uproar, welter, whirl, williwaw, zoo
calm, hush, peace, quiet, quietude, rest, stillness, tranquillity (or tranquility)
2
one who is obnoxiously annoying
pain in the neck
3
something that is a source of irritation
aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation
4
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by anotherʼs repeated disagreeable acts
aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, botheration, exasperation, frustration, grief, irritation, pip [chiefly British], vexation
bother
Synonyms and Antonyms of bother
1
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
2
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse
badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease
anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil
agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry
get one's goat, get on one's nerves, get to, rub the wrong way, set one's teeth on edge, stick in one's craw, wear on
3
to experience concern or anxiety
give a hang (or care a hang), sweat blood
4
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
aggravate, anger, annoy, bug, chafe, chivy (or chivvy), exasperate, fret, gall, get, grate, harass, harry, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put off, put out, rile, vex
abash, confound, confuse, discomfit, disconcert, discountenance, embarrass, faze, fluster, jar, mortify, nonplus, rattle, shake up
daunt, demoralize, discourage, dishearten, dispirit, unnerve
calm, compose, quiet, settle, soothe, tranquilize (also tranquillize)
Synonym Discussion of bother
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- their constant complaining annoys us
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- vexed by her son's failure to clean his room
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- careless waste irks the boss
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- don't bother me while I'm reading
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