Synonyms for bothersome
ˈbɒð ər səmboth·er·some

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1. 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, mocking, galling, pestilent, cranky, perversive, pesky, scratchy, pestiferous, pettish, nettlesome, dirty, vexing, painful, irritable, plaguey, quizzical, peevish, irritative, plaguy, maddening, infuriating, annoying, tetchy, testy, fractious, techy, vexatious, pestering, peckish, teasing

   Antonyms:
   agreeable

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1. bothersomeadjective

   Synonyms:
   troublesome, perplexing, annoying, vexatious

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1. List of paraphrases for "bothersome":

   vexing, troublesome, boring, embarrassing

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1. Amanda Bynes:

   It definitely isn't fun when people diagnose you with what they think you are, that was always really bothersome to me. If you deny anything and tell them what it actually is, they don't believe you. Truly, for me, [ my behavior ] was drug-induced, and whenever I got off of [ drugs ], I was always back to normal. I know that my behavior was so strange that people were just trying to grasp at straws for what was wrong.

2. Diana Taurasi:

   Yeah, I’ve been battling this hip thing for a little bit so it’s just a little bothersome, it's fine.

3. Jonathan Reiner:

   What is bothersome to me about this is less about this worthless botanical but more about the sidelining of scientists and the elevation of these sketchy characters who have access to the President and can tell the President that' something's magic -- Peter Hotez should approve it.' It's incredibly disturbing to me.

4. Rosalyn Jones:

   This is a very conservative market, and the team has always been very concerned about the look of the girls and things like that, but I’m telling you I’ve never seen and never heard anything derogatory. The girls are all professional women, they know the rules and standards and they know they’re ambassadors for the Spurs. And they’ve done so much in the community — camps, clinics, promotional activities. To take this away so suddenly, it’s bothersome.

5. Kathleen Rockney:

   It doesn't move voters in our district, it is very bothersome to me.