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Synonyms & Antonyms of bother
(Entry 1 of 2)
1
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
- I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me
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2
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- it bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing
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- agitate,
- discomfort,
- discompose,
- disquiet,
- distress,
- exercise,
- freak (out),
- fret,
- perturb,
- undo,
- unhinge,
- unsettle,
- upset,
- worry
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3
to experience concern or anxiety
- just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details
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4
to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy
- the boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me
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- 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
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Antonyms for bother
- calm,
- compose,
- quiet,
- settle,
- soothe,
- tranquilize
- (also tranquillize)
bother
nounSynonyms & Antonyms of bother (Entry 2 of 2)
1
a state of noisy, confused activity
- the whole household was in a bother, as our overnight guests were expected to arrive any minute
Synonyms for bother
- 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
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- calm,
- hush,
- peace,
- quiet,
- quietude,
- rest,
- stillness,
- tranquillity
- (or tranquility)
2
one who is obnoxiously annoying
- the woman next-door is such a bother—always dropping in at the most inopportune moments!
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3
something that is a source of irritation
- returning damaged goods is a real bother
Synonyms for bother
- aggravation,
- aggro
- [British],
- annoyance,
- botheration,
- bugbear,
- exasperation,
- frustration,
- hair shirt,
- hassle,
- headache,
- inconvenience,
- irk,
- irritant,
- nuisance,
- peeve,
- pest,
- rub,
- ruffle,
- thorn,
- trial,
- vexation
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4
the feeling of impatience or anger caused by another's repeated disagreeable acts
- never let his personal bothers interfere with his responsibilities at work
Synonyms for bother
- aggravation,
- aggro
- [British],
- annoyance,
- botheration,
- exasperation,
- frustration,
- grief,
- irritation,
- pip
- [chiefly British],
- vexation
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“Bother.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bother. Accessed 27 Sep. 2022.
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The first known use of bother was circa 1745
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