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gnawer

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of gnawer

one who is obnoxiously annoying

  • like a dog who won't let go of a bone, that gnawer in the backseat wouldn't quit mentioning that I had made a wrong turn and gotten us lost
Synonyms of gnawer

annoyance, annoyer, bother, gadfly, nudnik (also nudnick), nuisance, pain, persecutor, pest, tease, teaser
Words Related to gnawer

headache

harrier, heckler, interrupter (also interruptor)

hassle, plague

harasser, molester, tormentor (also tormenter), torturer
Phrases Synonymous with gnawer

pain in the neck
Near Antonyms of gnawer

charmer, smoothy (or smoothie)

comforter, solacer, soother

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