Cloud WordNet Browser

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

6 senses of bother

Sense 1
trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself -- (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please")
       => strive, reach, strain -- (to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear")

Sense 2
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)

Sense 3
trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...")
       => affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch -- (have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?")

Sense 4
bother -- (intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers")
       => intrude, irrupt -- (enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room")

Sense 5
bother -- (make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster")
       => agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up -- (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks")

Sense 6
bother -- (make confused or perplexed or puzzled)
       => confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her")

Antonyms of adj bothered

1 sense of bothered

Sense 1
bothered, daunted, fazed -- (caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections")

INDIRECT (VIA discomposed) -> composed -- (serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time")

Similarity of adj bothered

1 sense of bothered

Sense 1
bothered, daunted, fazed -- (caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections")
       => discomposed (vs. composed) -- (having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air")


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus verb -Hypernyms -Hyponyms & Hyponym Tree -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Derived Forms -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -Verb Frames -Coordinate Terms (sisters) -Synonyms (grouped by similarity of meaning) -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses adj -Antonyms -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Familiarity & Polysemy Count -List of Compound Words -Overview of Senses	Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb bother 6 senses of bother Sense 1 trouble oneself, trouble, bother, inconvenience oneself -- (take the trouble to do something; concern oneself; "He did not trouble to call his mother on her birthday"; "Don't bother, please") => strive, reach, strain -- (to exert much effort or energy; "straining our ears to hear") Sense 2 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) Sense 3 trouble, put out, inconvenience, disoblige, discommode, incommode, bother -- (to cause inconvenience or discomfort to; "Sorry to trouble you, but...") => affect, impact, bear upon, bear on, touch on, touch -- (have an effect upon; "Will the new rules affect me?") Sense 4 bother -- (intrude or enter uninvited; "Don't bother the professor while she is grading term papers") => intrude, irrupt -- (enter uninvited; "They intruded on our dinner party"; "She irrupted into our sitting room") Sense 5 bother -- (make nervous or agitated; "The mere thought of her bothered him and made his heart beat faster") => agitate, rouse, turn on, charge, commove, excite, charge up -- (cause to be agitated, excited, or roused; "The speaker charged up the crowd with his inflammatory remarks") Sense 6 bother -- (make confused or perplexed or puzzled) => confuse, flurry, disconcert, put off -- (cause to feel embarrassment; "The constant attention of the young man confused her") Antonyms of adj bothered 1 sense of bothered Sense 1 bothered, daunted, fazed -- (caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections") INDIRECT (VIA discomposed) -> composed -- (serenely self-possessed and free from agitation especially in times of stress; "the performer seemed completely composed as she stepped onto the stage"; "I felt calm and more composed than I had in a long time") Similarity of adj bothered 1 sense of bothered Sense 1 bothered, daunted, fazed -- (caused to show discomposure; "refused to be fazed by the objections") => discomposed (vs. composed) -- (having your composure disturbed; "looked about with a wandering and discomposed air")
2024, Cloud WordNet Browser