Synonyms for gall
gɔl

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1. saddle sore, gall(noun)

   an open sore on the back of a horse caused by ill-fitting or badly adjusted saddle

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, impertinence, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, freshness

2. gall(noun)

   a skin sore caused by chafing

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, impertinence, freshness

3. gall(noun)

   abnormal swelling of plant tissue caused by insects or microorganisms or injury

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, impertinence, freshness

4. resentment, bitterness, gall, rancor, rancour(noun)

   a feeling of deep and bitter anger and ill-will

   Synonyms:
   acrimony, bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, freshness, insolence, rancor, bile, thorniness, tartness, acerbity, resentment, cheekiness, impertinence, jaundice, crust, bitter

5. bile, gall(noun)

   a digestive juice secreted by the liver and stored in the gallbladder; aids in the digestion of fats

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancour, rancor, insolence, saddle sore, bile, impertinence, crust, resentment, impudence, cheekiness, freshness

6. crust, gall, impertinence, impudence, insolence, cheekiness, freshness(noun)

   the trait of being rude and impertinent; inclined to take liberties

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, saddle sore, rancour, impudence, archness, encrustation, insolence, rancor, bile, resentment, novelty, cheekiness, impertinence, perkiness, freshness, cheek, crust, incrustation, sauciness, glow, pertness

7. chafe, gall, fret(verb)

   become or make sore by or as if by rubbing

   Synonyms:
   eat into, get at, rile, rankle, devil, irk, nettle, fret, gag, vex, excoriate, irritate, chafe, erode, eat away, scratch, bother, annoy, fuss, fray, choke, niggle, rag, nark, grate, get to, rub, gravel

8. gall, irk(verb)

   irritate or vex

   "It galls me that we lost the suit"

   Synonyms:
   chafe, irk, fret

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1. gall(n.)

   Synonyms:
   (Anat.) bile

2. gall(n.)

   Synonyms:
   bitterness, rancor, spite, malice, maliciousness, malignity

3. gall(n.)

   Synonyms:
   nutgall, gall-nut

4. gall(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   chafe, fret, excoriate, hurt by rubbing

5. gall(v. a.)

   Synonyms:
   provoke, vex, irritate, tease, exasperate, incense, affront, harass, annoy, plague

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1. List of paraphrases:

   vesicle, gallen, gallbladder, biliary, effrontery, scab, nerve, gland

How to use gall in a sentence?

1. Jeb Bush:

   Donald Trump had the gall to go after my mother.

2. William Penn:

   No pain, no palm no thorns, no throne no gall, no glory, no glory no cross, no crown.

3. Harry Reid:

   All I know, I can't imagine Romney having the gall coming after anybody's returns. Let's look at his.

4. John Locke:

   Our incomes are like our shoes; if too small, they gall and pinch us; but if too large, they cause us to stumble and to trip.

5. Jean Kerr:

   One of the most difficult things to contend with in a hospital is that assumption on the part of the staff that because you have lost your gall bladder you have also lost your mind.

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