Synonyms for annoying
əˈnɔɪ ɪŋan·noy·ing

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1. annoyance, annoying, irritation, vexationadjective

   the act of troubling or annoying someone

   Synonyms:
   aggravator, temper, botheration, pain in the ass, innervation, chafe, discomfort, provocation, worry, infliction, excitation, soreness, concern, bother, pique, irritation, pain, aggravation, headache, vexation, annoyance, pain in the neck

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

2. annoying, bothersome, galling, irritating, nettlesome, pesky, pestering, pestiferous, plaguy, plaguey, teasing, vexatious, vexingadjective

   causing irritation or annoyance

   "tapping an annoying rhythm on his glass with his fork"; "aircraft noise is particularly bothersome near the airport"; "found it galling to have to ask permission"; "an irritating delay"; "nettlesome paperwork"; "a pesky mosquito"; "swarms of pestering gnats"; "a plaguey newfangled safety catch"; "a teasing and persistent thought annoyed him"; "a vexatious child"; "it is vexing to have to admit you are wrong"

   Synonyms:
   irritating, exasperating, corruptive, pestilential, petulant, bothersome, mocking, galling, pestilent, cranky, perversive, pesky, scratchy, pestiferous, pettish, nettlesome, dirty, vexing, painful, irritable, plaguey, quizzical, peevish, irritative, plaguy, maddening, infuriating, tetchy, testy, fractious, techy, vexatious, pestering, peckish, teasing

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

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1. nibbleradjective

   a nibbler is a word used to describe someone who is small in stature and very annoying.

   “you see jalel over there? he’s a nibbler.”

   Submitted by inthenotepad820 on May 1, 2023  

2. acnestisnoun

   the place you cant scratch between your shoulders

   can you scratch my acnestis

   Submitted by sashahesford11 on February 9, 2024  

3. jeevan

   jeevan means annoying

   you are such a jeevan

   Submitted by anonymous on February 17, 2020  

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1. annoyingadjective

   Synonyms:
   troublesome, vexatious, carking

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1. List of paraphrases for "annoying":

   boring, irritating, galling, irritant, dull, tedious, infuriating, tiresome, unnerving, unpleasant, embarrassing, dreary, inconvenient, conceited

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How to use annoying in a sentence?

1. Mark Twain:

   There is nothing so annoying as to have two people talking when you're busy interrupting.

2. Leo Valdez:

   I try very hard to be annoying. Don't insult my ability to annoy.

3. Arizona Sen.John McCain:

   I have friends who can't pay their rent right now, like my friends from high school, my friends from home who really keep me grounded and keep me in reality, those are real problems, and I'm well aware of how blessed and lucky and privileged I am. But that doesn't mean it doesn't get annoying and bother me.

4. Lesley Manville:

   I absolutely took note of it, [And] isn’t that brilliant? I mean, there was only one of the nominees who was between 40 and 50. I think the rest of us were all over 50. Isn’t that great? That means there were five really good roles written for older women. I mean, it’s kind of annoying that it’s something we have to talk about because it should just be a given… [but] there has been a shift because it’s getting better. It’s taken an awful long time.

5. Sarah:

   The annoying part of wanting to know everything about everything is that it somehow always results in only knowing something about something