What is another word for annoying?

Synonyms for annoying
əˈnɔɪ ɪŋan·noy·ing

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Princeton's WordNet0.0 / 0 votes

  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

Editors Contribution0.0 / 0 votes

  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  

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words3.0 / 1 vote

  1. annoyingadjective

    Synonyms:
    troublesome, vexatious, carking

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How to use annoying in a sentence?

  1. Bella Thorne:

    It would be so sad [ if I quit because of ] the media and ‘ cancel culture ’ and all the annoying people sitting behind a screen wanting to bully people off the internet for no other reason than they’re bored with their own lives.

  2. Alexander Jablokov "The Place of No Shadows":

    The road to truth is long, and lined the entire way with annoying bastards

  3. Daniel Radcliffe:

    We became very good friends, i started learning about Lorenzo Pisoni life … and then I became the most annoying [ person ] … Like, ‘ Oh, you were in The Pickle Family Circus ?! Can you juggle ? ’ It was annoying I ’m sure, but Lorenzo Pisoni was very sweet and humored me. And while the two men shared similar offbeat upbringings in the spotlight, Daniel Radcliffe was more fascinated by their differences and how the spotlight had impacted them over the years.

  4. Elizabeth Taylor:

    The problem with people who have no vices is that generally you can be pretty sure they're going to have some pretty annoying virtues.

  5. Lesley Manville:

    I absolutely took note of it, [And] isn’t that brilliant? I mean, there was only one of the nominees who was between 40 and 50. I think the rest of us were all over 50. Isn’t that great? That means there were five really good roles written for older women. I mean, it’s kind of annoying that it’s something we have to talk about because it should just be a given… [but] there has been a shift because it’s getting better. It’s taken an awful long time.


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