Synonyms of wearing on

wearing on

phrase

present participle of wear on

as in annoying

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

His constant complaining is starting to wear on his friends.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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