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Synonyms & Antonyms of chafing
(Entry 1 of 2)
causing annoyance
- learned to ignore those chafing comments that his mother-in-law was constantly making
Synonyms for chafing
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- carking,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- frustrating,
- galling,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- maddening,
- nettlesome,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pesky,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- pesty,
- plaguey
- (also plaguy),
- rankling,
- rebarbative,
- riling,
- vexatious,
- vexing
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chafing
verbpresent participle of chafe
Synonyms & Antonyms of chafing (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to make sore by continued rubbing
- ill-fitting boots that had badly chafed my heels
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2
to damage or diminish by continued friction
- constant stepping on a rope will gradually chafe it, rendering it unsafe for rock climbing
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3
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- nothing chafes us so much as those telemarketers who call during the dinner hour
Synonyms for chafing
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- eating,
- exasperating,
- frosting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hacking (off),
- irking,
- irritating,
- itching,
- narking
- [British],
- nettling,
- peeving,
- persecuting,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- ruffling,
- spiting,
- vexing
Words Related to chafing
- badgering,
- baiting,
- bullyragging
- (also ballyragging),
- deviling
- (or devilling),
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- teasing
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