VEXATIOUS Synonyms: 59 Similar and Opposite Words

vexatious

adjective

vek-ˈsā-shəs

Definition of vexatious

as in annoying

causing annoyance those vexatious phone calls from telemarketers during the dinner hour

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Recent Examples of vexatious The federal vexatious litigator statute allows the court to impose sanctions on a case by case basis for vexatious conduct. — Jack Greiner, Cincinnati Enquirer, 18 Feb. 2026 Decades later, he was declared a vexatious litigant by the High Court, Federal Court and Queensland Supreme Court, a label that barred him from filing any more claims. — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025 Both were armed with their own social media companies, spewing ad hominem attacks, with vexatious claims playing out in public. — Dan Perry, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 June 2025 Its reflexive lawsuit is frivolous and vexatious without merit. — Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for vexatious

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Adjective

Edward Hoke is an ingratiating, appropriately annoying and attractive Blaze.

— Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 10 Aug. 2026
Cloobeck, 64, was arrested in May and charged with three counts of attempting to dissuade a witness from testifying and one count of harassment for making annoying phone calls, according to a criminal complaint.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of annoying

Adjective

What’s frustrating is the capacity to end voter registration already exists.

— Ellen Kurz, New York Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Though Gakpo was a frustrating watch at times throughout last season at Liverpool, his nose for a goalscoring opportunity cannot be denied.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrating

Adjective

Like nails on a chalkboard, whining—an irritating blend of talking and crying—has the ability to make almost any parent either lose their temper or cave.

— Debby Waldman, Parents, 3 Aug. 2026
In fact, this is where our motivations become personal and perhaps even slightly irritating, especially if repressed emotions or sensitivities rise to the surface.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of irritating

Adjective

But no one can ignore the reality that New York has experienced a disturbing rise in antisemitic attacks.

— Simcha Itzkowitz, New York Daily News, 12 Aug. 2026
For people who live just steps from the home where the gun violence erupted, the incident was both disturbing and unsettling.

— Jeff Capellini, CBS News, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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