Antonyms for harass
həˈræs, ˈhær əs; ˈhær əs; həˈræsha·rass

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1. harassverb

   Synonyms:
   chivvy, chivy, harry, hassle, molest, provoke, beset, plague, chevvy, chevy

2. harassverb

   To fatigue or to tire with repeated and exhausting efforts.

   Synonyms:
   chivy, plague, provoke, molest, chivvy, beset, chevy, chevvy, hassle, harry

3. harassverb

   To annoy endlessly or systematically; to molest.

   Synonyms:
   plague, beset, provoke, chivy, molest, chevy, harry, chivvy, hassle, chevvy

4. harassverb

   To put excessive burdens upon; to subject to anxieties.

   Nazis and their sympathizers harassed Jews and Gypsies in the early 1940s.

   Synonyms:
   chivvy, chevvy, hassle, provoke, chevy, beset, molest, plague, harry, chivy

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:3.0 / 3 votes

1. harass

   To tire is to reduce strength in any degree by exertion; one may be tired just enough to make rest pleasant, or even unconsciously tired, becoming aware of the fact only when he ceases the exertion; or, on the other hand, he may be, according to the common phrase, "too tired to stir;" but for this extreme condition the stronger words are commonly used. One who is fatigued suffers from a conscious and painful lack of strength as the result of some overtaxing; an invalid may be fatigued with very slight exertion; when one is wearied, the painful lack of strength is the result of long-continued demand or strain; one is exhausted when the strain has been so severe and continuous as utterly to consume the strength, so that further exertion is for the time impossible. One is fagged by drudgery; he is jaded by incessant repetition of the same act until it becomes increasingly difficult or well-nigh impossible; as, a horse is jaded by a long and unbroken journey.

   Antonyms:
   invigorate, recreate, refresh, relax, relieve, repose, rest, restore

   Synonyms:
   exhaust, fag, fatigue, jade, tire, wear out, weary

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:0.0 / 0 votes

1. harass

   Antonyms:
   refresh, comfort, solace, relieve, soothe, animate, inspirit

   Synonyms:
   weary, annoy, fatigue, jade, tease, irritate, chafe, molest, worry, vex, harrow, pester, tora, ent, tire, perplex, distress

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1. • Attack

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1. harass, hassle, harry, chivy, chivvy, chevy, chevvy, beset, plague, molest, provokeverb

   annoy continually or chronically

   "He is known to harry his staff when he is overworked"; "This man harasses his female co-workers"

   Synonyms:
   stimulate, harry, kick up, beset, provoke, hassle, set upon, chevy, chivy, kindle, arouse, enkindle, evoke, call forth, molest, elicit, incrust, encrust, chivvy, ravage, chevvy, plague, blight, fire, raise

2. harassverb

   exhaust by attacking repeatedly

   "harass the enemy"

   Synonyms:
   chevvy, molest, hassle, chivy, plague, provoke, chevy, beset, harry, chivvy

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated WordsRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. harassverb

   Synonyms:
   fatigue, tire, weary, annoy, vex, torment, perplex, distress, persecute, worry, bother

How to use harass in a sentence?

1. Paul Penzone:

   To include me in a lawsuit for which I had no involvement in crafting, vetting or passing is an example of targeting a law enforcement leader for the sake of sensationalization, there are 15 Sheriff's and 50-100 police chiefs in Republican Arizona. The ACLU listed my name only as a tactic to harass and target me.

2. Adam Kurtz:

   Violations are usually the result of things like tourists wanting to get a good, close picture with a seal or a thrill-seeker trying to get a rush, but it’s really frustrating when you see people harass these animals.

3. Park Ju-gun:

   Elliott will continue to harass Samsung.

4. Naheed Nenshi:

   You have every right to be an idiot. What you don't have the right to do is you don't have the right to harass shopkeepers, you don't have the right to scare people away from downtown and from those stores at their busiest time of year, and you don't have the right to expose your children to this. This is flagrant behaviour that puts other people at risk … we [city Council] have far better things we should be doing with our time than dealing with these people [CoVID-19 anti-mask protestors].

5. Charley Wilkison:

   CLEAT has no sympathy for those who seek to harass and interfere with police officers while they’re doing their jobs.

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