Synonyms of galled

galled 1 of 2

adjective

as in irritated

subjected to and reacting with irritation

I was particularly galled when she didn't even offer to pay half the cab fare

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritated
• annoyed
• bothered
• exasperated
• upset
• angry
• displeased
• aggravated
• infuriated
• vexed
• angered
• irritable
• peeved
• frustrated
• outraged
• indignant
• irked
• disturbed
• narked
• troubled
• mad
• scunnered
• sore
• distressed
• perturbed
• put out
• irate
• inflamed
• rankled
• teed off
• resentful
• bristly
• enflamed
• churlish
• riled
• fretful
• peevish
• provoked
• ireful
• irascible
• bilious
• cantankerous
• cross
• petulant
• shirty
• steaming
• dyspeptic
• tortured
• snappish
• huffy
• badgered
• tormented
• testy
• harassed
• tried
• disapproving
• tested
• plagued
• harried
• snuffy
• roiled
• grouchy
• grumpy
• persecuted
• choleric
• touchy
• piqued
• crabby
• ill-humored
• pestered
• bedeviled
• hassled
• inconvenienced
• bearish
• fussy
• cranky
• haggled
• pinpricked

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleased
• satisfied
• happy
• content
• delighted
• calm
• placid
• serene
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

galled

2 of 2

verb

past tense of gall

1

as in eroded

to damage or diminish by continued friction

move that rope so the sharp edge of the hull doesn't gall it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• eroded
• wore
• frayed
• rubbed
• chafed
• abraded
• reduced
• fretted
• rasped
• scraped
• shaved
• erased
• frazzled
• sharpened
• gnawed
• ate
• corraded
• filed
• ground
• sandpapered
• scoured
• chewed
• grazed
• scuffed
• sandblasted
• corroded
• grated
• decomposed
• nibbled
• bit
• wore out
• disintegrated
• wiped (away)
• dissolved
• whetted
• rubbed out
• honed
• broke up
• broke down

2

as in annoyed

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

humming through your nose like that absolutely galls me

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

3

as in scratched

to make sore by continued rubbing

tie your shoes so they don't gall your heels sliding on and off like that

Synonyms & Similar Words

• irritated
• scratched
• chafed
• scraped
• excoriated
• abraded
• burnt
• fretted
• grazed
• burned
• inflamed
• peeled
• skinned
• enflamed
• flayed