CRAZING Synonyms: 28 Similar and Opposite Words

crazing

verb

present participle of craze

as in bothering

to cause to go insane or as if insane horses crazed by the barn fire kicked out their stall doors as they tried to escape

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The goal is not to solve what’s bothering you but to let the thoughts move through.

— Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026
Lane Kiffin will stroll off the LSU bus later this afternoon, acting as if none of the noise is bothering him.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of bothering

Verb

There’s a story there, a complicated and disturbing one, but the new Netflix film Unabomber won’t be the one to give it to us.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Combs has both utilized and weaponized his fortune, industry status, and reputation to hide a volatile temper and disturbing behavior for decades.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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Gabe goes the extra mile and makes a mirror with a replica of his drag persona, Blu Romantic, hiding behind it, and cracking the mirror open gives Nigella an existential crisis.

— Brian Moylan, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
The actor Martinez also joins in on the creaturely fun by doubling as Chupacabrón, a wise-cracking cryptid who guides Yamel through the underworld.

— Emily McClanathan, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of cracking

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The result is a safer-phone category that already spans traditional feature phones, minimalist devices and smartphones that have been deliberately stripped of distracting features.

— Ashley Lynch, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Schedule time away from distracting apps If certain times of day are your weak spot, Downtime can help.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of distracting

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Anthony Richardson possessed almost extraterrestrial talent but maddening inconsistency.

— Mike Bianchi, The Orlando Sentinel, 26 Aug. 2026
Prices remain high and the roads maddening, but few Mediterranean islands offer so many convincing ways to reach sunrise.

— Paul Jebara, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of maddening

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Kids in all three countries loved learning dances from TikTok and annoying their siblings.

— Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 12 Aug. 2026
Of course, this would depend on whether the managers choose to pick their strongest teams in what for some is a meaningless, even annoying extra fixture, for squads who just want to go home.

— Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 18 July 2026

Definition of annoying

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