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Synonyms & Antonyms of irritated
(Entry 1 of 2)
subjected to and reacting with irritation
- irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start
Synonyms for irritated
Words Related to irritated
- angered,
- angry,
- indignant,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriated,
- irate,
- ireful,
- mad,
- outraged,
- rankled,
- riled,
- roiled,
- shirty
- [chiefly British],
- sore,
- steaming
Near Antonyms for irritated
irritated
verbpast tense of irritate
Synonyms & Antonyms of irritated (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
Synonyms for irritated
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- ate,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- burned (up)
- (or burnt (up)),
- chafed,
- exasperated,
- frosted,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- griped,
- hacked (off),
- irked,
- itched,
- narked
- [British],
- nettled,
- peeved,
- persecuted,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rasped,
- riled,
- ruffled,
- spited,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Words Related to irritated
- badgered,
- baited,
- bullyragged
- (also ballyragged),
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- pestered,
- plagued,
- teased
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The first known use of irritated was in 1595
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