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

And best yet, there's no annoying drilling or wires involved at all.

— George Yang, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
The day improves once your mental energy has something interesting to explore instead of something annoying to manage.

— Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of annoying

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That tiny gesture may explain why secret copying can feel especially irritating.

— Alesandra Dubin, Glamour, 17 Sep. 2026
Despite its splashy unveiling, Project Zenith is more about making the OS less irritating for developers than adding any groundbreaking capabilities.

— Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of irritating

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Brian had written down the recipe, and, in his back shed, Michael, with the eventual assistance of Kasey, sets about following it into strange and disturbing territory.

— Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026
Artificial’s timeliness in that regard is striking, even disturbing.

— David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of disturbing

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