Synonyms of irked

irked 1 of 2

adjective

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation

irked drivers were honking and shouting at the cows in the road

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

irked

2 of 2

verb

past tense of irk

as in bothered

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

she irked her friend by chewing her gum loudly during the movie

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irked

Verb

The company behind the disk space analyzer TreeSize has irked some users by no longer offering support or updates for perpetual licenses beyond their maintenance period unless customers subscribe. — Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 21 July 2026

There were a lot of characters in Fred’s orbit on Sanford and Son, but no one irked him like Lamont’s fast-talking friend Rollo. — Emily Blackwood, PEOPLE, 17 July 2026

Back in April, word of Schwartz’s nomination irked some vaccine skeptics who were rising to prominence under Kennedy. — Los Angeles Times, 15 July 2026

Real Madrid goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois seemed personally irked. — Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 July 2026

In the months since his March promotion, Andreou has worked to release the Copilot super app, scaled back the ubiquitous Copilot icons that irked Windows users, and launched Copilot Cowork to compete with Anthropic’s highly popular Claude Cowork. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 27 June 2026

The president irked party leaders by endorsing a primary opponent to Senator Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, who lost his bid for a third term. — Russell Berman, The Atlantic, 25 June 2026

Marmo’s show has a labelling issue that’s similar to the one that irked his subject. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2026

Calls for the team to take some drastic action with its underperforming pitchers evidently irked veteran reliever Alex Vesia, who decided to send a response through the media. — Peter Chawaga, Forbes.com, 19 June 2026