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Synonyms for maddening
ˈmæd n ɪŋmad·den·ing

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Princeton's WordNet5.0 / 1 vote

  1. exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexingadjective

    extremely annoying or displeasing

    "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"

    Synonyms:
    nettlesome, annoying, irritating, galling, vexing, teasing, plaguy, bothersome, exasperating, aggravating, plaguey, pestiferous, vexatious, pesky, pestering, exacerbating, infuriating

    Antonyms:
    pleasing

PPDB, the paraphrase database4.7 / 3 votes

  1. List of paraphrases for "maddening":

    infuriating

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How to use maddening in a sentence?

  1. Martin Scorsese:

    Moral Ground Zero, I call it, all the characters [ were ] killed at the end, basically everyone, and there was no place to go, after that. You know, I hardly did any press for that film. I was tired of it. I felt it was maddening.

  2. Kathleen Norris:

    When you are unhappy, is there anything more maddening than to be told that you should be contented with your lot?

  3. Cindy Madrid:

    It's maddening because at every moment I ask myself, 'How is she? Has she eaten? Are they taking care of her? Do they shower her?'.

  4. Jodey Arrington:

    We’ve got to stop the madness and the maddening spending that has given us inflation, which is a tax on every American, especially the regressive tax impact on working families.

  5. Kyrsten Sinema:

    The Senate’s 60-vote threshold has proved maddening to members of both political parties in recent years, to save the country from radical policies, depending on whether you serve in the majority or the minority.


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