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rankle

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rankle

1 to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

  • that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle
Synonyms of rankle

boil, burn, foam, fume, rage, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm
Words Related to rankle

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake
Phrases Synonymous with rankle

see red

2 to make angry

  • it rankles me when some schools canʼt even afford paper and pencils for the students
Synonyms of rankle

anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rile, roil, steam up, tick off
Words Related to rankle

affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vex

antagonize, embitter, envenom
Phrases Synonymous with rankle

get oneʼs goat, rub the wrong way
Near Antonyms of rankle

allay, assuage, relieve

comfort, console, soothe

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate

calm, lull, quiet, settle

beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant
Antonyms of rankle

delight, gratify, please

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