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NETTLESOME Synonyms

27 synonyms for nettlesome. (exact relations)
0 hypernym for nettlesome. (close relations)

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annoying

adjective

adj

noun

• the act of troubling or annoying someone

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

bothersome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

irritating

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

• (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

• causing physical discomfort

vexing

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• causing irritation or annoyance

aggravating

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• making worse

exasperating

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• extremely annoying or displeasing

• making worse

irksome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness

troublesome

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing difficulty or annoyance

cranky

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• easily irritated or annoyed

fractious

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• stubbornly resistant to authority or control

• easily irritated or annoyed

• unpredictably difficult in operation; likely to be troublesome

galling

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

irritable

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

• abnormally sensitive to a stimulus

• capable of responding to stimuli

peckish

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• somewhat hungry

• easily irritated or annoyed

peevish

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

pesky

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

pestering

verb, adjective

v, adj

adjective satellite

• causing irritation or annoyance

pestiferous

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• contaminated with infecting organisms

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

• tending to corrupt or pervert

• causing irritation or annoyance

pettish

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

petulant

adjective

adj

adjective satellite

• easily irritated or annoyed

plaguey

adjective

adj

adverb

• in a pernicious or annoying manner

adjective satellite

• likely to spread and cause an epidemic disease

• causing irritation or annoyance

Alternatives for ANNOYING

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