Synonyms of vexing

vexing 1 of 2

adjective

as in frustrating

causing annoyance

the constantly changing schedule was somewhat vexing, but I coped

Synonyms & Similar Words

• frustrating
• annoying
• irritating
• disturbing
• exasperating
• aggravating
• irksome
• maddening
• nettlesome
• bothersome
• pesky
• vexatious
• painful
• plaguey
• nettling
• rankling
• troubling
• chafing
• pestiferous
• galling
• pestilential
• troublesome
• abrasive
• rebarbative
• infuriating
• pesty
• riling
• carking
• peeving
• plaguy
• distractive
• pestilent
• disquieting
• stressful
• enraging
• discomforting
• burdensome
• upsetting
• mischievous
• importunate
• displeasing
• angering
• tiresome
• worrisome
• distressing
• inconveniencing
• thorny
• biting
• importune
• trying
• offensive
• jarring
• bratty
• grating
• spiny
• jangling
• brattish

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• delightful
• pleasing

• delightful
• pleasing

vexing

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verb

present participle of vex

1

as in annoying

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

my coworkers' loud, endless conversations vexed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoying
• irritating
• bothering
• bugging
• aggravating
• exasperating
• persecuting
• infuriating
• getting
• irking
• worrying
• plaguing
• galling
• nettling
• grating
• angering
• eating
• itching
• chafing
• griping
• teasing
• riling
• provoking
• peeving
• ruffling
• piquing
• insulting
• nagging
• frosting
• rasping
• getting to
• upsetting
• enraging
• narking
• wearing on
• maddening
• unsettling
• spiting
• putting out
• harassing
• offending
• burning (up)
• getting on one's nerves
• disquieting
• rubbing the wrong way
• sticking in one's craw
• discomforting
• hassling
• rousing
• distressing
• hacking (off)
• getting one's goat
• badgering
• heckling
• setting one's teeth on edge
• perturbing
• agitating
• inflaming
• pestering
• harrying
• rankling
• roiling
• outraging
• antagonizing
• baiting
• affronting
• undoing
• incensing
• unhinging
• fretting
• enflaming
• deviling
• devilling
• miffing
• bullyragging
• exercising
• ballyragging
• hagriding
• discomposing
• freaking (out)

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• gratifying
• obliging
• placating
• pleasing
• pacifying
• appeasing
• conciliating
• delighting
• reassuring
• mollifying
• comforting
• assuring
• soothing
• propitiating
• consoling
• quieting
• gladdening
• contenting
• cheering
• solacing

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• satisfying
• gratifying
• obliging
• placating
• pleasing
• pacifying
• appeasing
• conciliating
• delighting
• reassuring
• mollifying
• comforting
• assuring
• soothing
• propitiating
• consoling
• quieting
• gladdening
• contenting
• cheering
• solacing

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2

as in puzzling

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

a mystery novel that is sure to vex even the canniest readers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• puzzling
• perplexing
• baffling
• bewildering
• confusing
• befuddling
• embarrassing
• mystifying
• confounding
• disturbing
• bemusing
• posing
• disorienting
• bothering
• rattling
• stunning
• discombobulating
• muddling
• upsetting
• flustering
• flummoxing
• fuddling
• bamboozling
• unsettling
• muddying
• addling
• graveling
• mazing
• befogging
• getting
• beating
• disconcerting
• foxing
• distressing
• discomfiting
• buffaloing
• blowing one's mind
• disquieting
• gravelling
• mortifying
• stumping
• discomforting
• dismaying
• going to one's head
• perturbing
• sticking
• agitating
• beguiling
• misleading
• unhinging
• discountenancing
• nonplussing
• abashing
• humbugging
• weirding out
• discomposing
• deceiving
• fazing
• nonplusing
• deluding
• tricking
• fooling
• gulling
• misguiding
• cozening
• duping
• hoaxing
• chagrining
• snowing
• hoodwinking
• stringing along
• taking in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening

• satisfying
• assuring
• reassuring
• informing
• enlightening