Synonyms for irritating
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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:
   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, annoying, tetchy, testy, fractious, techy, vexatious, pestering, peckish, teasing

   Antonyms:
   comfortable, agreeable, depressant, comfy

2. irritating, irritativeadjective

   (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite

   "an irritative agent"

   Synonyms:
   pesky, pestering, nettlesome, bothersome, plaguey, painful, teasing, irritative, galling, annoying, plaguy, vexing, pestiferous, vexatious

   Antonyms:
   comfy, depressant, comfortable, agreeable

3. irritating, painfuladjective

   causing physical discomfort

   "bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful"

   Synonyms:
   nettlesome, annoying, afflictive, teasing, plaguy, vexing, vexatious, galling, irritative, abominable, bothersome, awful, unspeakable, plaguey, atrocious, pestiferous, terrible, pesky, dreadful, pestering, sore, painful

   Antonyms:
   depressant, agreeable, comfy, comfortable

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1. List of paraphrases for "irritating":

   irritant, annoying, galling, exasperating, irksome, vexatious, vexing, inconvenient, disturbing

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1. Baron Patrick Maynard Stuart Blackett:

   May every young scientist remember... and not fail to keep his eyes open for the possibility that an irritating failure of his apparatus to give consistent results may once or twice in a lifetime conceal an important discovery.

2. Karen Bridbord:

   Issues will come bubbling up in different ways, when everything is irritating you about the other person, that is when you have to look at yourself and why you are so triggered.

3. Anthony Rinna:

   This incident could be irritating for Russia, yet will hardly be a major setback for a relationship already under immense strain due to various issues such as sanctions.

4. Gabby Whitaker:

   It's irritating, but I've decided if I'm going to get to work, I have to deal with it, i just have to get through it.

5. W. H. Auden:

   Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.