Synonyms of pesty

pesty

adjective

as in annoying

causing annoyance

a pesty toddler who never stopped asking questions

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoying
• irritating
• frustrating
• disturbing
• pesky
• aggravating
• pestiferous
• bothersome
• vexatious
• nettlesome
• exasperating
• irksome
• vexing
• pestilential
• maddening
• abrasive
• painful
• pestilent
• nettling
• rebarbative
• plaguey
• galling
• distractive
• peeving
• carking
• rankling
• riling
• troublesome
• biting
• chafing
• mischievous
• importunate
• burdensome
• stressful
• displeasing
• infuriating
• offensive
• troubling
• distressing
• tiresome
• discomforting
• upsetting
• disquieting
• bratty
• spiny
• angering
• inconveniencing
• importune
• trying
• brattish
• worrisome
• enraging
• thorny
• grating
• jarring
• jangling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delightful
• pleasing

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pesty

In the last two weeks, five friends have come down with either a pesty cold or nasty flu bug. — Cathy Thomas, Oc Register, 4 May 2026

And the Senators will go home and await the NHL’s wheel of justice to determine how many games pesty forward Ridly Greig will miss to start next season. — James Mirtle, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026

The only positive to take away from a chilly, uneventful night at Coors Field was the Dodgers losing their fourth game in a row on a walk-off to the pesty Orioles. — Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2025