Synonyms of bothered

bothered 1 of 2

adjective

ˈbä-t͟hərd 

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation

got all hot and bothered by his brother's constant unsolicited advice

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• upset
• exasperated
• angry
• displeased
• aggravated
• vexed
• infuriated
• peeved
• frustrated
• irritable
• disturbed
• angered
• irked
• galled
• outraged
• troubled
• narked
• scunnered
• mad
• indignant
• perturbed
• distressed
• put out
• sore
• irate
• teed off
• riled
• tried
• resentful
• provoked
• rankled
• steaming
• tortured
• churlish
• harassed
• inflamed
• cross
• badgered
• shirty
• tested
• cantankerous
• peevish
• plagued
• fretful
• tormented
• testy
• ireful
• grumpy
• piqued
• petulant
• snappish
• huffy
• disapproving
• irascible
• harried
• hassled
• bilious
• grouchy
• snuffy
• bristly
• dyspeptic
• inconvenienced
• persecuted
• pestered
• crabby
• touchy
• roiled
• fussy
• bedeviled
• choleric
• cranky
• pinpricked
• ill-humored
• bearish
• haggled

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• happy
• satisfied
• content
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• placid
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

bothered

2 of 2

verb

past tense of bother

1

as in worried

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• annoyed
• disturbed
• bugged
• pestered
• irritated
• harassed
• provoked
• intruded (upon)
• troubled
• tormented
• angered
• irked
• inconvenienced
• vexed
• peeved
• chivied
• aggravated
• exasperated
• riled
• plagued
• hassled
• rankled
• got
• outraged
• incensed
• infuriated
• gnawed
• nettled
• piqued
• dogged
• fretted
• invaded
• galled
• persecuted
• bedeviled
• chafed
• afflicted
• enraged
• beset
• distressed
• put out
• perturbed
• agitated
• grated
• roiled
• beleaguered
• antagonized
• rasped
• besieged
• dunned
• deviled
• maddened
• cut in (on)
• inflamed
• obtruded
• encroached
• infringed
• trespassed
• butted in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• ignored
• left
• forgot
• disregarded
• obliged
• slighted
• pleased
• appeased
• delighted
• satisfied
• disarmed
• gratified
• mollified
• placated
• comforted
• contented
• consoled
• conciliated
• gladdened

2

as in irritated

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyed
• irritated
• bugged
• persecuted
• got
• aggravated
• irked
• worried
• ate
• infuriated
• peeved
• vexed
• exasperated
• angered
• riled
• got to
• plagued
• teased
• itched
• griped
• nettled
• grated
• piqued
• provoked
• galled
• insulted
• burned (up)
• chafed
• narked
• wore on
• upset
• put out
• ruffled
• offended
• hacked (off)
• spited
• harassed
• rasped
• nagged
• frosted
• rubbed the wrong way
• enraged
• hassled
• got on one's nerves
• got one's goat
• roused
• stuck in one's craw
• heckled
• badgered
• agitated
• set one's teeth on edge
• incensed
• pestered
• outraged
• unsettled
• perturbed
• rankled
• miffed
• disquieted
• inflamed
• harried
• antagonized
• distressed
• exercised
• affronted
• baited
• maddened
• discomforted
• discomposed
• fretted
• roiled
• unhinged
• bullyragged
• deviled
• freaked (out)
• undid
• hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliged
• pleased
• appeased
• mollified
• delighted
• satisfied
• pacified
• gratified
• placated
• assured
• reassured
• propitiated
• conciliated
• comforted
• contented
• cheered
• consoled
• quieted
• gladdened
• soothed
• solaced

3

as in feared

to experience concern or anxiety

just get the basic concept right and don't bother about the details

Synonyms & Similar Words

• worried
• feared
• stressed
• troubled
• fretted
• fussed
• stewed
• sweat
• gave a hang
• longed
• sweat blood
• yearned
• agonized
• pined
• despaired
• chafed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• accepted
• took
• tolerated
• bore
• endured
• sustained
• stuck out
• abided
• stomached

4

as in alarmed

to trouble the mind of; to make uneasy

the boss's cryptic message about changes to the company bothered me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• alarmed
• disturbed
• worried
• concerned
• distracted
• angered
• annoyed
• agitated
• upset
• unsettled
• plagued
• dismayed
• perturbed
• haunted
• irritated
• distressed
• discomforted
• disquieted
• fussed
• confused
• embarrassed
• exercised
• ailed
• discomposed
• rattled
• derailed
• bugged
• flurried
• frazzled
• unhinged
• weirded out
• undid
• freaked (out)
• irked
• distempered
• exasperated
• harassed
• aggravated
• peeved
• vexed
• discouraged
• pestered
• riled
• nettled
• piqued
• flustered
• galled
• hagrode
• got
• chafed
• fazed
• put off
• harried
• put out
• disconcerted
• fretted
• mortified
• bedeviled
• nonplussed
• grated
• confounded
• discomfited
• abashed
• daunted
• unnerved
• disheartened
• jarred
• chivied
• dispirited
• shook up
• discountenanced
• demoralized

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• settled
• calmed
• quieted
• composed
• soothed
• alleviated
• allayed
• assuaged
• appeased
• mollified
• placated
• tranquilized
• pacified
• propitiated
• conciliated

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bothered

Adjective

More than 60 million travelers pass through its airport each year, yet, historically, few bothered venturing into town unless on their way to a board meeting. — Diana Hubbell, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Feb. 2026

Those most bothered being Hispanic Americans. — Douglas MacKinnon, Boston Herald, 20 Jan. 2026

Verb

As of the time of this writing, almost four months after its publication, the text still contains a typo in its opening lines, suggesting to me that no one close to the author has even bothered to read it with care. — Literary Hub, 15 July 2026

Matt Damon isn’t too bothered by his daughters entering the world of dating. — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 15 July 2026