Synonyms of irking

irking

verb

present participle of irk

as in annoying

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

• annoying
• irritating
• bothering
• bugging
• persecuting
• aggravating
• getting
• angering
• exasperating
• infuriating
• vexing
• riling
• worrying
• nettling
• griping
• plaguing
• itching
• eating
• grating
• teasing
• piquing
• chafing
• ruffling
• galling
• peeving
• insulting
• provoking
• spiting
• enraging
• narking
• nagging
• upsetting
• getting to
• rasping
• harassing
• frosting
• wearing on
• putting out
• offending
• hassling
• burning (up)
• outraging
• rubbing the wrong way
• unsettling
• badgering
• antagonizing
• heckling
• getting on one's nerves
• hacking (off)
• maddening
• pestering
• agitating
• getting one's goat
• rankling
• sticking in one's craw
• inflaming
• distressing
• incensing
• discomforting
• harrying
• rousing
• setting one's teeth on edge
• disquieting
• perturbing
• baiting
• roiling
• affronting
• fretting
• undoing
• enflaming
• miffing
• unhinging
• deviling
• bullyragging
• exercising
• devilling
• hagriding
• ballyragging
• discomposing
• freaking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• appeasing
• placating
• obliging
• pacifying
• delighting
• mollifying
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• conciliating
• assuring
• reassuring
• propitiating
• comforting
• quieting
• soothing
• cheering
• consoling
• gladdening
• contenting
• solacing

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• appeasing
• placating
• obliging
• pacifying
• delighting
• mollifying
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• conciliating
• assuring
• reassuring
• propitiating
• comforting
• quieting
• soothing
• cheering
• consoling
• gladdening
• contenting
• solacing

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