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")