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needle
Synonyms and Antonyms of needle
1
a slender hollow instrument by which material is put into or taken from the body through the skin
hype [slang], hypodermic, hypodermic needle, hypodermic syringe, syringe
needle
Synonyms and Antonyms of needle
1
to attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults
deride, gibe (or jibe), jeer, mock, ridicule
annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, fret, frost, gall, get, gnaw (at), grate, gripe, hack (off), hagride, irk, irritate, itch, nag, nark [British], nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, trouble, vex
aggravate, exasperate, goad, test, try
aggrieve, agitate, bedevil, beleaguer, discomfort, disturb, perturb
harass, harry, persecute, plague, terrorize, torment, torture
make game of, pick on
2
to subject (someone) to constant scoldings and sharp reminders
pick at
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