Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb annoy

1 sense of annoy

Sense 1
annoy, rag, get to, bother, get at, irritate, rile, nark, nettle, gravel, vex, chafe, devil -- (cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations; "Mosquitoes buzzing in my ear really bothers me"; "It irritates me that she never closes the door after she leaves")
       => displease -- (give displeasure to)

Antonyms of adj annoyed

2 senses of annoyed

Sense 1
annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")

INDIRECT (VIA displeased) -> pleased -- (experiencing or manifesting pleasure)

Sense 2
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed -- (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager")

INDIRECT (VIA troubled) -> untroubled -- (not beset by troubles or disturbance or distress; "seemed untroubled by doubts of any kind"; "untroubled sleep"; "a kind untroubled face")

Similarity of adj annoyed

2 senses of annoyed

Sense 1
annoyed, irritated, miffed, nettled, peeved, pissed, pissed off, riled, roiled, steamed, stung -- (aroused to impatience or anger; "made an irritated gesture"; "feeling nettled from the constant teasing"; "peeved about being left out"; "felt really pissed at her snootiness"; "riled no end by his lies"; "roiled by the delay")
       => displeased (vs. pleased) -- (not pleased; experiencing or manifesting displeasure)

Sense 2
annoyed, harassed, harried, pestered, vexed -- (troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances; "harassed working mothers"; "a harried expression"; "her poor pestered father had to endure her constant interruptions"; "the vexed parents of an unruly teenager")
       => troubled (vs. untroubled) -- (characterized by or indicative of distress or affliction or danger or need; "troubled areas"; "fell into a troubled sleep"; "a troubled expression"; "troubled teenagers")

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