Irritate Synonyms

139 irritate synonyms include annoy, vex, make angry, make cross, anger, exasperate, bother, irk, gall, and pique. Irritate is a verb, and its antonyms are pacify, contented, and good-humoured. Here are some additional synonyms for "irritate" with example sentences.

Another word for Irritate

139 other ways to say irritate.

1. anger

  • wrathful  
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  • wrath  
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  • wind up  
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  • vexed  
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  • vex  
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  • try someone's patience  
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  • tick off  
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  • ticked off  
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  • testy  
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  • tee off  
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  • teed off  
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  • sore  
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  • snuffy  
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  • snaky  
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  • shirty  
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  • ruffle someone's feathers  
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  • ruffle  
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  • rub up the wrong way  
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  • riled  
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  • rile  
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  • ride  
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  • resentful  
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  • ratty  
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  • rattle someone's cage  
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  • rasp  
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  • rark  
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  • rankle  
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  • raise someone's hackles  
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  • put out  
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  • provoke  
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  • piqued  
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  • pique  
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  • peeved  
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  • peeve  
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  • peed off  
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  • not best pleased  
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  • nettled  
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  • nettle  
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  • needle  
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  • narked  
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  • nark  
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  • miffy  
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  • miffed  
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  • miff  
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  • make someone see red  
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  • make someone's hackles rise  
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  • make someone's blood boil  
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  • make cross  
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  • make angry  
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  • madden  
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  • mad
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  • irked  
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  • irk  
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  • ireful  
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  • irate  
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  • in high dudgeon  
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  • infuriated  
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  • infuriate  
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  • incensed  
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  • incense  
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  • in a temper  
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  • in a huff  
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  • in a bad mood  
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  • hump  
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  • huffy  
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  • hot under the collar  
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  • hassle  
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  • hack off  
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  • hacked off  
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  • gravel  
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  • goad  
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  • give someone the pip  
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  • give someone the hump  
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  • get up someone's nose  
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  • get under someone's skin  
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  • get to  
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  • get someone's goat  
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  • get someone's dander up  
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  • get on someone's wick  
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  • get on someone's tits  
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  • get on someone's nerves  
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  • get in someone's hair  
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  • get across  
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  • get/put someone's back up  
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  • get
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  • gall  
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  • furious  
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  • foaming at the mouth  
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  • fed up  
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  • exasperated  
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  • exasperate  
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  • exacerbate  
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  • enraged  
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  • enrage  
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  • eggy  
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  • drive up the wall  
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  • drive to distraction  
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  • drive round the twist  
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  • drive round the bend  
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  • drive mad/crazy  
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  • drive bananas  
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  • displeased  
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  • displease  
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  • disgruntled  
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  • cross  
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  • crook  
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  • choleric  
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  • cheesed off  
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  • burn up  
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  • bum out  
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  • bug  
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  • browned off  
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  • brassed off  
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  • bother  
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  • bent out of shape  
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  • antagonize  
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  • annoyed  
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  • annoy
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  • angry
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  • anger  
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  • aggrieved  
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  • aggravated  
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  • aggravate  
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2. hurt

  • scratch  
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  • scrape  
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  • rub painfully  
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  • rub against  
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  • rasp  
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  • pain
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  • inflame  
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  • hurt  
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  • graze  
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  • grate  
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  • gall  
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  • fret  
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  • excoriate  
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  • chafe  
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  • aggravate  
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  • abrade
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Use irritate in a Sentence

Dust and smoke tend to irritate my eyes.

His constant interruptions began to irritate her.

Loud noises can easily irritate sensitive individuals.

Repeating the same question might irritate your teacher.

Tight clothing can irritate the skin over time.