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• withdrawn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

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

Muehl pleaded guilty to knowingly and unlawfully taking a marine mammal by harassing and hunting it. — Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 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

The Houthis declared a naval blockade of Saudi Arabia last month and have been routinely harassing shipping since. — Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 11 Aug. 2026