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 Moffitt Cancer Center, basal cell carcinomas sometimes surface as small patches of irritated skin that get dismissed as dryness, or as open, bloody sores that resemble a bad sunburn. — Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Showering too close to bedtime, using very hot water, or staying in too long can leave you overheated, sweaty, or with dry, irritated skin. — Md Published, Verywell Health, 4 Aug. 2026

Verb

Armenia’s pivot to the West has irritated the Kremlin, however. — Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 8 June 2026

Even though the calf irritated him over the weekend, the ankle is still the primary problem. — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 27 May 2026