Synonyms of irritated

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adjective

ˈir-ə-ˌtā-təd 

as in annoyed

subjected to and reacting with irritation

irritated viewers were bombarding the station with complaints about the game's delayed start

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

irritated

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verb

past tense of irritate

1

as in bothered

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 & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in scratched

to make sore by continued rubbing

new shoes usually irritate my feet

Synonyms & Similar Words

• scratched
• scraped
• chafed
• excoriated
• fretted
• abraded
• galled
• inflamed
• burned
• grazed
• peeled
• skinned
• flayed

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of irritated

Adjective

According to the Cleveland Clinic, among the dangers of vaping are addiction to nicotine, asthma, cancer, lung scarring, coughing, shortness of breath and a dry/irritated mouth and throat. — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Oct. 2026

That figure also suggested Vinicius Jr may be irritated by how the club are helping Mbappe in his campaign to win the Ballon d’Or. — Mario Cortegana, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2026

Verb

Hasslers, the researchers found, tended to be people who irritated the study respondents but whom the respondents could not escape. — Olga Khazan, The Atlantic, 15 June 2026

But one snafu irritated a sizable portion of the more than 3,000 students gathered at Arie Crown Theater to hear the astronauts discuss their mission. — Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 14 June 2026