Synonyms of roiling

roiling

verb

present participle of roil

1

as in swirling

to be in a state of violent rolling motion

the waters of the gulf tossed and roiled as the hurricane surged toward the shore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• swirling
• churning
• boiling
• seething
• whirling
• spinning
• stirring
• moiling
• reeling
• agitating

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• subsiding
• calming
• abating

2

as in angering

to make angry

the clerk's brusque refusal of her request roiled her enough to prompt a complaint to his supervisor

Synonyms & Similar Words

• angering
• infuriating
• enraging
• outraging
• inflaming
• rankling
• annoying
• irritating
• riling
• maddening
• madding
• incensing
• offending
• iring
• ticking off
• provoking
• aggravating
• steaming up
• vexing
• nettling
• ruffling
• exasperating
• rubbing the wrong way
• affronting
• huffing
• crossing
• burning (up)
• piquing
• getting one's goat
• antagonizing
• embittering
• getting
• miffing
• putting out
• peeving
• envenoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratifying
• pleasing
• relieving
• delighting
• soothing
• comforting
• allaying
• consoling
• settling
• calming
• assuaging
• quieting
• appeasing
• pacifying
• placating
• charming
• conciliating
• captivating
• bewitching
• disarming
• mollifying
• enchanting
• lulling
• beguiling

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of roiling

Graphic videos of the shooting flooded social media and politicians on both sides of the aisle condemned the killing – one example of the political violence roiling America in recent years. — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 11 July 2026

Rescue efforts continued Friday amid roiling floodwaters in parts of southeast Missouri, where nearly a foot of rain fell in some areas earlier in the day and more was expected. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 10 July 2026

Although the estate embraces more than 1,000 acres of roiling hills and valleys, nothing remains of Ashcombe House itself, a stately mansion built in 1686 but dismantled for its brick and stone two centuries later. — Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 5 July 2026

King’s Landing has been roiling with chaos — the blockade, Aegon’s disappearance — which the mighty presence of Vhagar kept in check until now. — Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 29 June 2026

The five-day special session was dominated by a heated debate over property taxes, an extension of a yearslong dispute roiling Democrats and the Republicans who control both chambers. — David Wickert, AJC.com, 29 June 2026

The West Coast From Christchurch, the TranzAlpine train climbs westward, up and over the Southern Alps, traversing large viaducts which span roiling rivers. — Steve Madgwick, Travel + Leisure, 18 June 2026

Misinformation and roiling regional conflicts have compounded the challenge for authorities, with rangers from the Virunga National Park, Africa’s oldest, being recruited to fight the disease too. — semafor.com, 8 June 2026

Scorsese is the highest-profile filmmaker to embrace the technology roiling many of his Hollywood peers and potentially representing a paradigm shift in how the film industry accepts its use. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 3 June 2026