Synonyms of nuisance

nuisance

noun

1

as in annoyance

one who is obnoxiously annoying

the new neighbor is threatening to become a nuisance, dropping in on us several times a day

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoyance
• pest
• annoyer
• tease
• bother
• headache
• pain
• gadfly
• persecutor
• nudnik
• gnawer
• plague
• nudnick
• pain in the neck
• teaser
• harrier
• interrupter
• heckler
• harasser
• hassle
• tormenter
• tormentor
• torturer
• interruptor
• molester

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• charmer
• smoothie
• comforter
• soother
• solacer
• smoothy

• charmer
• smoothie
• comforter
• soother
• solacer
• smoothy

2

as in headache

something that is a source of irritation

folding up this map correctly is such a nuisance

Synonyms & Similar Words

• headache
• thorn
• annoyance
• irritant
• inconvenience
• problem
• worry
• frustration
• pest
• irk
• menace
• aggravation
• bugbear
• peeve
• hassle
• vexation
• bother
• rub
• exasperation
• discomfort
• trial
• trouble
• insult
• burden
• aggro
• botheration
• ruffle
• curse
• plague
• affront
• hair shirt
• upset
• anxiety
• predicament
• disturber
• offence
• offender
• pinprick
• annoyer
• sore
• albatross
• fleabite
• plight
• cross
• harasser
• offense
• mischief
• millstone
• tribulation
• pet peeve
• hang-up
• affliction
• pandora's box

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleasure
• joy
• delight

• pleasure
• joy
• delight