Synonyms of harassing

harassing 1 of 2

adjective

1

as in frightening

Related Words

• frightening
• persecutory
• chilling
• scary
• discouraging
• alarming
• terrifying
• forbidding
• persecutive
• fearful
• horrible
• terrible
• formidable
• intimidating
• demoralizing
• horrifying
• shocking
• fearsome
• dread
• dreadful
• troublesome
• horrendous
• ghastly
• disconcerting
• frightful
• upsetting
• dire
• troubling
• disturbing
• disheartening
• daunting
• nagging
• dismaying
• perturbing
• direful
• unsettling
• distressing
• worrisome
• discomfiting
• disquieting
• hair-raising
• dispiriting
• troublous
• discomforting
• discomposing
• nasty

Dissimilar Words

• reassuring
• settling
• soothing
• calming
• relaxing
• narcotic
• comforting
• inviting
• quieting
• dreamy
• sedative
• tranquilizing
• consoling
• lulling
• pacifying

2

as in annoying

Related Words

• annoying
• pestiferous
• inquisitive
• curious
• overbearing
• invading
• insolent
• interfering
• impudent
• intrusive
• superserviceable
• brazen
• trespassing
• bumptious
• meddling
• busy
• meddlesome
• pushy
• officious
• obtrusive
• impertinent
• prying
• nosy
• pushing
• rude
• intruding
• presumptuous
• snoopy
• protrusive
• bold
• presuming

Dissimilar Words

• unobtrusive
• withdrawn
• silent
• uninvolved
• quiet
• retiring
• reclusive
• reticent
• inhibited
• restrained
• reserved
• subdued
• taciturn
• hands-off

harassing

2 of 2

verb

present participle of harass

as in killing

to use up all the physical energy of

had been visibly harassed by the demands of the presidency

Synonyms & Similar Words

• killing
• wearing
• tiring
• exhausting
• draining
• busting
• wasting
• wearying
• fatiguing
• breaking
• fagging
• burning out
• knocking out
• wearing out
• washing out
• doing in
• weakening
• doing up
• outwearing
• frazzling
• sapping
• debilitating
• tuckering (out)
• wearing to a frazzle
• enervating
• enfeebling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• activating
• strengthening
• energizing
• invigorating
• resting
• relaxing
• rejuvenating
• vitalizing
• unwinding

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of harassing

Adjective

The first complaint, in which a clerk made similar accusations of abusive and harassing conduct, was filed with the circuit court in 2022, not long after Merriam’s appointment. — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 1 Jan. 2026

The line is crossed when someone’s conduct at work becomes disrespectful, harassing, intimidating, discriminatory, or disruptive to the team. — Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 Dec. 2025

Verb

And the American Indian Movement originated in Minneapolis in 1968, establishing community patrols to monitor police who were harassing Native American groups. — Emily Witt, New Yorker, 31 Aug. 2026

Nearly two years after Mica’s death, John-Paul was indicted for allegedly stalking and harassing her in the months leading up to her suicide. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 29 Aug. 2026

Boys are bullying girls in school, customers are harassing Target employees, and there’s now a report that a male doctor asked a woman to undress while wearing the glasses, which can discreetly take photos and videos. — O. Rose Broderick, STAT, 21 Aug. 2026

Luis Jacobo had been stalking and harassing the victim, calling her hundreds of times a day, appearing uninvited at her home and workplace and leaving unwanted notes and flowers, according to prosecutors. — City News Service, Daily News, 19 Aug. 2026

Powerless even against the most run-of-the-mill villains, the men casually harassing her at the diner. — Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 18 Aug. 2026

The settlers, emboldened by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s right-wing government, have ramped up attacks on Palestinian towns and villages, harassing residents and setting homes, mosques and fields ablaze. — Sam Metz, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

Tyler Muehl, 18, who lives in the San Diego seaside neighborhood of La Jolla, entered his plea in a federal courtroom to a misdemeanor violation of the Marine Mammal Protection Act’s prohibition on harassing wildlife, the Justice Department said. — Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 14 Aug. 2026

Lang has visited Dearborn before and was seen walking around the streets and going to city council meetings, shouting Islamophobic rhetoric and harassing residents. — Heath Kalb, CBS News, 13 Aug. 2026