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Synonyms & Antonyms of pestered
(Entry 1 of 2)
as in harassed, badgered
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pestered
- badgered,
- bedeviled,
- frustrated,
- haggled,
- harassed,
- harried,
- hassled,
- inconvenienced,
- persecuted,
- pinpricked,
- plagued,
- provoked,
- tested,
- tormented,
- tortured,
- tried
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- bothered,
- exasperated,
- galled,
- irked,
- irritated,
- narked
- [British],
- peeved,
- put out,
- scunnered
- [chiefly Scottish],
- teed off,
- vexed
Antonyms & Near Antonyms for pestered
pestered
verb
past tense of pester
Synonyms & Antonyms of pestered (Entry 2 of 2)
to thrust oneself upon (another) without invitation
- one resident pestered the condo board about every little thing
Synonyms for pestered
Words Related to pestered
- aggravated,
- annoyed,
- bedeviled,
- chafed,
- deviled
- (or devilled),
- dogged,
- dunned,
- exasperated,
- fretted,
- galled,
- gnawed,
- got,
- grated,
- hassled,
- irked,
- irritated,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- persecuted,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rankled,
- rasped,
- riled,
- roiled,
- tormented,
- vexed
- (also vext),
- worried
- angered,
- antagonized,
- enraged,
- incensed,
- inflamed
- (also enflamed),
- infuriated,
- maddened,
- outraged
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