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

2 senses of gall

Sense 1
chafe, gall, fret -- (become or make sore by or as if by rubbing)
       => irritate -- (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach")

Sense 2
gall, irk -- (irritate or vex; "It galls me that we lost the suit")
       => anger -- (make angry; "The news angered him")

Antonyms of adj galled

1 sense of galled

Sense 1
chafed, galled -- (painful from having the skin abraded)

INDIRECT (VIA painful) -> painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry")

Similarity of adj galled

1 sense of galled

Sense 1
chafed, galled -- (painful from having the skin abraded)
       => painful (vs. painless) -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness")

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