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present participle of persecute
Synonyms & Antonyms of persecuting
1
to cause persistent suffering to
- people who were persecuted simply for practicing their religious faith
Synonyms for persecuting
Words Related to persecuting
- aggravating,
- agitating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- chafing,
- distressing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- irking,
- irritating,
- molesting,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pestering,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- vexing
Near Antonyms for persecuting
2
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- she likes to persecute her sister with pointless, annoying questions at very inopportune times
Synonyms for persecuting
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- chafing,
- eating,
- exasperating,
- frosting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hacking (off),
- irking,
- irritating,
- itching,
- narking
- [British],
- nettling,
- peeving,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- riling,
- ruffling,
- spiting,
- vexing
Words Related to persecuting
- badgering,
- baiting,
- bullyragging
- (also ballyragging),
- deviling
- (or devilling),
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- teasing
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