Synonyms for nuisance
ˈnu səns, ˈnyu-nui·sance

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1. nuisancenoun

   A minor annoyance or inconvenience.

   Synonyms:
   inconvenience, annoyance, offense

   Antonyms:
   enjoyment

2. nuisancenoun

   A person or thing causing annoyance or inconvenience.

   Synonyms:
   obstacle, pest, bother

English Synonyms and AntonymsRate these synonyms:1.0 / 2 votes

1. nuisance

   Abomination (from the Latin ab omen, a thing of ill omen) was originally applied to anything held in religious or ceremonial aversion or abhorrence; as, "The things which are highly esteemed among men are abomination in the sight of God." Luke xvi, 15. The word is oftener applied to the object of such aversion or abhorrence than to the state of mind that so regards it; in common use abomination signifies something very much disliked or loathed, or that deserves to be. Choice food may be an object of aversion and disgust to a sick person; vile food would be an abomination. A toad is to many an object of disgust; a foul sewer is an abomination. As applied to crimes, abomination is used of such as are especially brutal, shameful, or revolting; theft is an offense; infanticide is an abomination.

   Synonyms:
   abhorrence, abomination, abuse, annoyance, aversion, crime, curse, detestation, disgust, evil, execration, hatred, horror, iniquity, offense, plague, shame, villainy, wickedness

   Antonyms:
   affection, appreciation, approval, benefit, blessing, delight, desire, enjoyment, esteem, esteem, gratification, joy, satisfaction, treat

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1. nuisance

   Synonyms:
   offence, annoyance, plague, pest, trouble

   Antonyms:
   gratification, blessing, pleasure, delight, benefit

Princeton's WordNetRate these synonyms:1.5 / 2 votes

1. nuisancenoun

   (law) a broad legal concept including anything that disturbs the reasonable use of your property or endangers life and health or is offensive

   Synonyms:
   pain, pain in the neck

2. pain, pain in the neck, nuisancenoun

   a bothersome annoying person

   "that kid is a terrible pain"

   Synonyms:
   pain, painfulness, pain in the neck, hurting, botheration, infliction, pain in the ass, annoyance, painful sensation, pain sensation, bother

Matched Categories

1. • Annoyance
   • Law
   • Unpleasant Person

Editors ContributionRate these synonyms:5.0 / 1 vote

1. bad news

   Submitted by anonymous on July 12, 2020  

2. piece of work

   this phrase indicates that someone or something is troublesome or hard.

   that boy john is just a piece or work!

   Submitted by JP03 on October 29, 2015  

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1. nuisancenoun

   Synonyms:
   annoyance, plague, bane, infliction, curse, scourge, pest

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1. nuisancenoun

   Synonyms:
   plague, pest, bane, infliction, bore, offense

PPDB, the paraphrase databaseRate these paraphrases:4.0 / 1 vote

1. List of paraphrases for "nuisance":

   disturbance, inconvenience, annoyance, harassment, harmful, nuisances, disruption, hindrance

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How to use nuisance in a sentence?

1. Ocean City:

   When East Coast Falcons professionals fly the raptors overhead, gulls know instinctively to leave an unsafe place, professional falconry-based bird abatement is a humane, effective solution for removing nuisance birds.

2. Michael Daniel:

   The bottom line is ransomware has gone from an economic nuisance, which is how it was perceived back in 2013 and 2014, to a national security threat and a public health and safety threat, it is no longer just a sideline cybercrime problem, but something that requires a whole of government approach to deal with. That's why it is good that the administration is putting out a strategy focused on ransomware — that is what it is going to take to knock this problem back.

3. Judge Alsup:

   (However), the problem deserves a solution on a more vast scale than can be supplied by a District Judge or jury in a public nuisance case.

4. Jessica Vaughan:

   They have come back with a vengeance, this is not just petty gang violence, nuisance crimes. We’re talking murders, hundreds of murders that MS-13 members have been arrested for. She added :.

5. Brian Kropp:

   With Abbott's announcement, now they'll have employees saying,' The governor says I don't need to be vaccinated,' there will likely to be lawsuits, even if they turn out to be nuisance lawsuits. At a minimum, it creates a lot of distraction for employees and employers.