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Synonyms & Antonyms of exasperating
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- those exasperating details that come with almost any job
Synonyms for exasperating
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- carking,
- chafing,
- disturbing,
- 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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exasperating
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of exasperating (Entry 2 of 2)
- small children can exasperate their parents with endless questions about why this or that is so
Synonyms for exasperating
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- chafing,
- eating,
- 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 exasperating
- badgering,
- baiting,
- bullyragging
- (also ballyragging),
- deviling
- (or devilling),
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- teasing
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“Exasperating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exasperating. Accessed 21 Oct. 2021.
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The first known use of exasperating was in 1592
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