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bothersome

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of bothersome

causing annoyance

a bothersome habit of dropping trash on the floor right next to the garbage can

Synonyms of bothersome

abrasive, aggravating, annoying, chafing, disturbing, exasperating, frustrating, galling, irksome, irritating, maddening, nettlesome, nettling, peeving, pesky, pestiferous, pestilent, pestilential, pesty, rankling, riling, vexatious, vexing

Words Related to bothersome

burdensome, discomforting, displeasing, disquieting, distressing, importunate, importune, inconveniencing

angering, enraging, infuriating

brattish, bratty, mischievous, offensive, troublesome, upsetting

distractive, painful, stressful, tiresome, troubling, trying, worrisome

biting, grating, jangling, jarring, spiny, thorny

Near Antonyms of bothersome

delightful, pleasing

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