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Synonyms & Antonyms of bothered
(Entry 1 of 2)
- got all hot and bothered by his brother's constant unsolicited advice
Synonyms for bothered
Words Related to bothered
- angered,
- angry,
- indignant,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriated,
- irate,
- ireful,
- mad,
- outraged,
- rankled,
- riled,
- roiled,
- shirty
- [chiefly British],
- sore,
- steaming
Near Antonyms for bothered
bothered
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of bothered (Entry 2 of 2)
- I am never going to get this work done if people don't stop wandering into the room and bothering me
Synonyms for bothered
Words Related to bothered
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- bedeviled,
- chafed,
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- dogged,
- dunned,
- exasperated,
- fretted,
- galled,
- gnawed,
- got,
- grated,
- hassled,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- persecuted,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rankled,
- rasped,
- riled,
- roiled,
- tormented,
- vexed
- (also vext),
- worried
- angered,
- antagonized,
- enraged,
- incensed,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriated,
- maddened,
- outraged
Near Antonyms for bothered
- it bothers me when obviously sick people go to movies and spend the whole time coughing and sneezing
Synonyms for bothered
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- ate,
- 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)
Words Related to bothered
- badgered,
- baited,
- bullyragged
- (also ballyragged),
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- pestered,
- plagued,
- teased
Phrases Synonymous with bothered
Near Antonyms for bothered
- just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details
Synonyms for bothered
Words Related to bothered
Phrases Synonymous with bothered
- gave a hang
- (or cared a hang),
- sweat blood
- (or sweated blood)
Near Antonyms for bothered
- the boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me
Synonyms for bothered
- agitated,
- ailed,
- alarmed
- (also alarumed),
- concerned,
- derailed,
- discomforted,
- discomposed,
- dismayed,
- disquieted,
- distempered,
- distracted,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- exercised,
- flurried,
- frazzled,
- freaked (out),
- fussed,
- hagrode,
- perturbed,
- undid,
- unhinged,
- unsettled,
- upset,
- weirded out,
- worried
Words Related to bothered
- 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 bothered
Antonyms for bothered
- calmed,
- composed,
- quieted,
- settled,
- soothed,
- tranquilized
- (also tranquillized)
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The first known use of bothered was in 1851
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