Synonyms of rankles

rankles

verb

present tense third-person singular of rankle

1

as in steams

to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• steams
• rages
• boils
• burns
• seethes
• fumes
• storms
• foams
• shakes
• agitates
• sizzles
• inflames
• sees red
• chafes
• rants
• bristles
• fulminates
• raves
• smolders
• flares (up)
• frets
• roils
• convulses
• stews

2

as in angers

to make angry

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angers
• infuriates
• enrages
• annoys
• irritates
• riles
• outrages
• offends
• inflames
• roils
• maddens
• incenses
• aggravates
• ticks off
• provokes
• ires
• vexes
• steams up
• exasperates
• mads
• crosses
• piques
• miffs
• rubs the wrong way
• burns (up)
• gets
• affronts
• antagonizes
• ruffles
• gets one's goat
• huffs
• peeves
• embitters
• nettles
• puts out
• envenoms

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• pleases
• relieves
• delights
• gratifies
• soothes
• allays
• assuages
• comforts
• consoles
• settles
• appeases
• calms
• quiets
• placates
• captivates
• pacifies
• lulls
• disarms
• mollifies
• beguiles
• charms
• enchants
• conciliates
• bewitches

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of rankles

The fact that Carruth has been a free man since 2018 still rankles some who were involved in the case. — Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026

The 1-0 defeat to Arsenal in Lisbon still rankles. — Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 21 May 2026

That such a talented businessman seems to have so little faith in the point of his product certainly rankles this consumer. — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 20 May 2026

That is something that rankles Stammen, among others. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026

The irony and meaninglessness of the carnage rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation in his day-to-day work. — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026

The irony and meaninglessness of the violence rankles, especially when Ulysses is presented as such a nice guy who is prone to de-escalation and community care in his day-to-day work. — Katie Walsh, Boston Herald, 17 Apr. 2026

That notion has its romantic appeal, of course, but rankles all the same for its score of simplifications. — Rhoda Feng, Vulture, 23 Mar. 2026

Nothing rankles fans more than a team that continues to make the same mistake over and over again. — Cedric Golden, Austin American Statesman, 30 Jan. 2026