Synonyms of rankle

rankle

verb

1

as in to rage

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• rage
• steam
• burn
• boil
• seethe
• storm
• shake
• fume
• agitate
• foam
• sizzle
• see red
• inflame
• fulminate
• rant
• bristle
• enflame
• roil
• smolder
• chafe
• smoulder
• convulse
• rave
• stew
• fret
• flare (up)

2

as in to infuriate

to make angry

it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriate
• anger
• enrage
• annoy
• irritate
• rile
• outrage
• inflame
• offend
• roil
• ire
• mad
• aggravate
• enflame
• provoke
• get
• incense
• steam up
• exasperate
• tick off
• vex
• madden
• affront
• ruffle
• pique
• antagonize
• miff
• embitter
• peeve
• get one's goat
• cross
• rub the wrong way
• huff
• nettle
• put out
• burn (up)
• envenom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• please
• gratify
• relieve
• delight
• allay
• assuage
• soothe
• appease
• placate
• pacify
• comfort
• conciliate
• settle
• console
• mollify
• calm
• charm
• quiet
• disarm
• lull
• beguile
• captivate
• bewitch
• enchant

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• please
• gratify
• relieve
• delight
• allay
• assuage
• soothe
• appease
• placate
• pacify
• comfort
• conciliate
• settle
• console
• mollify
• calm
• charm
• quiet
• disarm
• lull
• beguile
• captivate
• bewitch
• enchant

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