Vexatious synonyms and antonyms

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irritating
Causing irritation, annoyance or pain.
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bothersome
The definition of bothersome is someone or something that is annoying or troublesome.
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afflictive
That causes physical or mental pain
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disturbing (related)
Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.
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nagging
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
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provoking
That provokes; esp., annoying or vexing
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anxious
Accompanied with, or causing, anxiety; worrying;—applied to things; as, anxious labor.
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burdensome
Hard to bear; heavy; oppressive
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carking
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disturbed
Unsettled, broken up, or altered in structure or function:
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harassed
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pesky
Troublesome; annoying:
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thorny
Having many thorns or abounding in thorn-covered vegetation:
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troublesome
Characterized by or causing trouble or anxiety.
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upsetting
That causes or cause upset.
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aiding (antonym)
distressing
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assisting (antonym)
distressing
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helpful (antonym)
The definition of helpful is someone or something that is useful, that provides assistance or aid, or that is prone to providing aid.
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soothing (antonym)
Giving relief.
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pleasing (antonym)
Giving pleasure; pleasant; agreeable; gratifying
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galling
Chafing; very annoying; irritating; vexing
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plaguy
Vexatious; bothersome.
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pain (related)
Troubling the nerves or peace of mind, as by repeated vexations
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nettlesome
Causing irritation or distress; vexatious.
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pestering
causing irritation or annoyance
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pestiferous
Containing organisms that cause contagious diseases
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plaguey
Alternative spelling of plaguy.
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teasing
causing irritation or annoyance
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vexing
That vexes
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frivolous (related)
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untruthful (related)
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wilful (related)
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Vexatious Sentence Examples

  • He gets a bit vexatious at times.

  • The slavery question presented vexatious difficulties in conducting the war.

  • He took occasion to abolish a variety of vexatious imposts, and the new budget fell less heavily on the Christians than the old.

  • The Nestorians and the Eutychian Monophysites were not threatened with such severe civil penalties, although their worship was interdicted, and their bishops were sometimes banished; but this vexatious treatment was quite enough to keep them disaffected, and the rapidity of the Mahommedan conquests may be partly traced to that alienation of the bulk of the Egyptian and a large part of the Syrian population which dates from Justinian's persecutions.

  • So burdensome was the duty and so vexatious were the restrictions that it is a matter for wonder that the industry survived.

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