Synonyms for annoying
əˈnɔɪ ɪŋan·noy·ing

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1. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexationadjective

   the act of troubling or annoying someone

   Synonyms:
   aggravator, temper, botheration, pain in the ass, innervation, chafe, discomfort, provocation, worry, infliction, excitation, soreness, concern, bother, pique, irritation, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neck

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

   causing irritation or annoyance

   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, exasperating, corruptive, pestilential, petulant, bothersome, mocking, galling, pestilent, cranky, perversive, pesky, scratchy, pestiferous, pettish, nettlesome, dirty, vexing, painful, irritable, plaguey, quizzical, peevish, irritative, plaguy, maddening, infuriating, tetchy, testy, fractious, techy, vexatious, pestering, peckish, teasing

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

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1. nibbleradjective

   a nibbler is a word used to describe someone who is small in stature and very annoying.

   “you see jalel over there? he’s a nibbler.”

   Submitted by inthenotepad820 on May 1, 2023  

2. acnestisnoun

   the place you cant scratch between your shoulders

   can you scratch my acnestis

   Submitted by sashahesford11 on February 9, 2024  

3. jeevan

   jeevan means annoying

   you are such a jeevan

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2020  

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1. annoyingadjective

   Synonyms:
   troublesome, vexatious, carking

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1. List of paraphrases for "annoying":

   boring, irritating, galling, irritant, dull, tedious, infuriating, tiresome, unnerving, unpleasant, embarrassing, dreary, inconvenient, conceited

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How to use annoying in a sentence?

1. Tod Marks:

   You look at what you get, and it's actually quite a lot, as annoying as it is to pay the $99, you can earn it back very quickly.

2. Martin Hinton:

   When they scream and curse at me, it takes my head off the game, its very annoying because if Jay Paris tells you to do something and the parents telling you to do something different, youre like, What should I do ?

3. Leo Valdez:

   I try very hard to be annoying. Don't insult my ability to annoy.

4. Eileen Heisman:

   We wait for donors to come to us, rather than becoming an annoying dinging to them.

5. Bob Barnes:

   It’s annoying, i see everything a second time — I’ve already seen it. There’s nothing new.