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pester

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of pester

to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
  • One resident pestered the condo board about every little thing.
Synonyms of pester

bother, bug, chivy (or chivvy), disturb, intrude (upon)
Words Related to pester

inconvenience, trouble

aggravate, annoy, bedevil, chafe, devil, dog, dun, exasperate, fret, gall, get, gnaw, grate, hassle, irk, irritate, nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rankle, rasp, rile, roil, torment, vex, worry

beleaguer, beset, besiege

distress, plague

afflict, harass, provoke

anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, madden, outrage

agitate, perturb

butt in, cut in (on), obtrude

encroach, infringe, invade, trespass
Near Antonyms of pester

disregard, forget, ignore, leave, slight

appease, conciliate, disarm, mollify, oblige, placate

delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy

comfort, console, content

Synonym Discussion of pester

worry, annoy, harass, harry, plague, pester, tease mean to disturb or irritate by persistent acts. worry implies an incessant goading or attacking that drives one to desperation.
    • pursued a policy of worrying the enemy
annoy implies disturbing one's composure or peace of mind by intrusion, interference, or petty attacks.
    • you're doing that just to annoy me
harass implies petty persecutions or burdensome demands that exhaust one's nervous or mental power.
    • harassed on all sides by creditors
harry may imply heavy oppression or maltreatment.
    • the strikers had been harried by thugs
plague implies a painful and persistent affliction.
    • plagued all her life by poverty
pester stresses the repetition of petty attacks.
    • constantly pestered with trivial complaints
tease suggests an attempt to break down one's resistance or rouse to wrath.
    • children teased the dog

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