Synonyms of bugged

bugged

verb

past tense of bug

1

as in annoyed

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

these incessant phone calls are really starting to bug me

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in bothered

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation

I hate to bug you, but could you help me move this table?

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of bugged

The group alleged that as well as hacking their phones, journalists from the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday tapped landlines and bugged houses and cars. — K.j. Yossman, Variety, 7 July 2026

When Riley returned to the table, La La told me that his high profile in the city sometimes bugged her, because fans were always interrupting them, even sitting down at their table. — Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 17 May 2026

Upon arriving at big-league camp this spring, Rojas said the different grip initially bugged him. — Dan Hayes, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026

Three people told the Washington Examiner that Scott had become paranoid that Lewandowski was spying on him through his work phone and had bugged his office. — Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 27 Mar. 2026

Underwood went on The Bachelor as a straight man, made a connection with Randolph, broke up with her, bugged her car, and then was hit with a restraining order. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 27 Feb. 2026

Instead, Ladinig says Pierre Haobsh bugged Henry Han's computer with a spyware app called a keylogger. — Natalie Morales, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026

The comings and goings of the many planes at the little field bugged the Marine Corps brass and rattled the hens at the chicken ranch that was once right about where Cold War-era bowlers would one day rattle the pins at Frontier Lanes. — Eric Duvall, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Jan. 2026

Carol Meeting Manousos Doesn’t Go As Planned The meeting between the two immediately sparks conflict, with Manousos unwilling to step into Carol’s home or use the translate feature on her phone, suspicious that everything has been bugged. — Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 30 Dec. 2025