rankle | Definition of rankle

Synonyms and Antonyms of rankle

1 to be excited or emotionally stirred up with anger

that kind of rude treatment from a young person makes me rankle

Synonyms of rankle

boil, burn, foam, fume, rage, seethe, sizzle, steam, storm

Words Related to rankle

fulminate, rant, rave

smolder (or smoulder)

bristle, flare (up), inflame (also enflame)

chafe, fret, stew

agitate, convulse, roil, shake

Phrases Synonymous with rankle

2 to make angry

it rankles me when some schools can't even afford paper and pencils for the students

Synonyms of rankle

anger, enrage, incense, inflame (also enflame), infuriate, ire, mad, madden, outrage, rile, roil, steam up, tick off

Words Related to rankle

affront, aggravate, annoy, burn (up), cross, exasperate, get, huff, irritate, miff, nettle, offend, peeve, pique, provoke, put out, ruffle, vex

antagonize, embitter, envenom

Phrases Synonymous with rankle

get one's goat, rub the wrong way

Near Antonyms of rankle

allay, assuage, relieve

comfort, console, soothe

appease, conciliate, mollify, pacify, placate

calm, lull, quiet, settle

beguile, bewitch, captivate, charm, disarm, enchant

Antonyms of rankle

delight, gratify, please