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Synonyms & Antonyms of rankling
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- for some air travelers, the most rankling aspect of the security measures seems to be the restrictions regarding carry-on baggage
Synonyms for rankling
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- carking,
- chafing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- frustrating,
- galling,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- maddening,
- nettlesome,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pesky,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- pesty,
- plaguey
- (also plaguy),
- rebarbative,
- riling,
- vexatious,
- vexing
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verbSynonyms & Antonyms of rankling (Entry 2 of 2)
- that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle
Synonyms for rankling
Words Related to rankling
- smoldering
- (or smouldering)
- bristling,
- flaring (up),
- inflaming
- (also enflaming)
Phrases Synonymous with rankling
- it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students
Synonyms for rankling
- angering,
- enraging,
- incensing,
- inflaming
- (also enflaming),
- infuriating,
- iring,
- maddening,
- madding,
- outraging,
- riling,
- roiling,
- steaming up,
- ticking off
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