1. (verb) annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
Synonyms: nark, dumbfound, get at, reproof, chide, bait, mystify, urticate, rile, fret, dun, cod, razz, crucify, stick, bedevil, reprimand, reach, amaze, lambaste, devil, get to, rub, tantalise, frustrate, annoy, chew out, beat, lambast, trounce, tease, taunt, roil, access, berate, chew up, disoblige, torment, stupefy, lecture, trouble oneself, agitate, put out, rag, discommode, inconvenience oneself, ride, bewilder, dress down, irritate, tantalize, stir up, rally, make, remonstrate, flummox, incommode, get, baffle, jaw, rebuke, worry, pose, vex, inconvenience, perplex, raise up, bother, gravel, disturb, take to task, fray, gall, puzzle, trouble, bawl out, scratch, nettle, progress to, call on the carpet, commove, twit, excoriate, have words, chafe, scold, call down, shake up, nonplus
Antonyms: soothe
2. (verb) irritate
excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame
Synonyms: annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, devil, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at
Antonyms: soothe
3. (verb) irritate
excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus
Synonyms: annoy, nettle, get to, rag, gravel, rile, devil, bother, nark, vex, chafe, get at
Antonyms: soothe
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Synonyms and Antonyms of irritate 
