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Synonyms & Antonyms of riling
(Entry 1 of 2)
causing annoyance
- a riling habit that drives his wife crazy
Synonyms for riling
- abrasive,
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothersome,
- carking,
- chafing,
- disturbing,
- exasperating,
- frustrating,
- galling,
- irksome,
- irritating,
- maddening,
- nettlesome,
- nettling,
- peeving,
- pesky,
- pestiferous,
- pestilent,
- pestilential,
- pesty,
- plaguey
- (also plaguy),
- rankling,
- rebarbative,
- vexatious,
- vexing
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Near Antonyms for riling
riling
verb
present participle of rile
Synonyms & Antonyms of riling (Entry 2 of 2)
1
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- one sure way to rile me is to keep yelling for me
Synonyms for riling
- aggravating,
- annoying,
- bothering,
- bugging,
- burning (up),
- chafing,
- eating,
- exasperating,
- frosting,
- galling,
- getting,
- grating,
- griping,
- hacking (off),
- irking,
- irritating,
- itching,
- narking
- [British],
- nettling,
- peeving,
- persecuting,
- piquing,
- putting out,
- rasping,
- ruffling,
- spiting,
- vexing
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- badgering,
- baiting,
- bullyragging
- (also ballyragging),
- deviling
- (or devilling),
- hagriding,
- harassing,
- harrying,
- pestering,
- plaguing,
- teasing
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2
to make angry
- her husband isn't easily riled, but once he is, he stays that way for days
Synonyms for riling
- angering,
- enraging,
- incensing,
- inflaming
- (also enflaming),
- infuriating,
- iring,
- maddening,
- madding,
- outraging,
- rankling,
- roiling,
- steaming up,
- ticking off
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