Synonyms for maddening
ˈmæd n ɪŋmad·den·ing

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1. exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexingadjective

   extremely annoying or displeasing

   "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"

   Synonyms:
   nettlesome, annoying, irritating, galling, vexing, teasing, plaguy, bothersome, exasperating, aggravating, plaguey, pestiferous, vexatious, pesky, pestering, exacerbating, infuriating

   Antonyms:
   pleasing

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1. List of paraphrases for "maddening":

   infuriating

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1. Justine Cullen:

   It’s a pitiful truth that women are still regularly shamed or made to feel awkward for performing the fundamental act of feeding their babies wherever and whenever they need to (of course, they’re also still shamed for not being able or choosing not to breastfeed, which I equally maddening, exposure to breastfeeding in the media is one of the things we can do to counter this, so I love this cover on many levels.

2. Ted Gaines:

   This is maddening and I can't believe that hobby drones are risking people's lives to get videos on YouTube, drone operators are risking lives when they fly over an emergency situation.

3. Kyrsten Sinema:

   The Senate’s 60-vote threshold has proved maddening to members of both political parties in recent years, to save the country from radical policies, depending on whether you serve in the majority or the minority.

4. Jodey Arrington:

   We’ve got to stop the madness and the maddening spending that has given us inflation, which is a tax on every American, especially the regressive tax impact on working families.

5. John Cornyn:

   I guess we’d better recharge our batteries. It’s like Groundhog Day. Over and over and over again, it’s maddening.