Synonyms and Antonyms of irritate
1
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
- constant chatter irritated the student, who was trying to concentrate on a hard assignment
aggravate, annoy, bother, bug, burn (up), chafe, eat, exasperate, frost, gall, get, grate, gripe, hack (off), irk, itch, nark [British], nettle, peeve, persecute, pique, put out, rasp, rile, ruffle, spite, vex
hassle, heckle
nag
inflame (also enflame), provoke, rouse
badger, bait, bullyrag (also ballyrag), devil, hagride, harass, harry, pester, plague, tease
anger, antagonize, enrage, incense, infuriate, madden, rankle, roil
agitate, discomfort, discompose, disquiet, distress, exercise, freak (out), fret, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry
affront, insult, miff, offend, outrage
appease, conciliate, mollify, oblige, pacify, placate, propitiate
delight, gladden, gratify, please, satisfy
assure, cheer, comfort, console, content, quiet, reassure, solace, soothe
2
to make sore by continued rubbing
- new shoes usually irritate my feet
