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Antonyms of verb irritate

1 of 3 senses of irritate

Sense 2
irritate -- (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach")
       Antonym of soothe (Sense 2)
      => soothe -- (cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation")

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

3 senses of irritate

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)

Sense 2
irritate -- (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach")
       => worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate -- (make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain")

Sense 3
irritate -- (excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf")
       => stimulate, excite -- (act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates")

Antonyms of adj irritated

1 sense of irritated

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)

Similarity of adj irritated

1 sense of irritated

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)


thesaurus -Overview of thesaurus verb -Antonyms -Hypernyms -Hyponyms & Hyponym Tree -Synonyms (ordered by estimated frequency) -Derived Forms -Domain -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	Antonyms of verb irritate 1 of 3 senses of irritate Sense 2 irritate -- (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach") Antonym of soothe (Sense 2) => soothe -- (cause to feel better; "the medicine soothes the pain of the inflammation") Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb irritate 3 senses of irritate 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) Sense 2 irritate -- (excite to an abnormal condition, or chafe or inflame; "Aspirin irritates my stomach") => worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate -- (make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain") Sense 3 irritate -- (excite to some characteristic action or condition, such as motion, contraction, or nervous impulse, by the application of a stimulus; "irritate the glands of a leaf") => stimulate, excite -- (act as a stimulant; "The book stimulated her imagination"; "This play stimulates") Antonyms of adj irritated 1 sense of irritated 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) Similarity of adj irritated 1 sense of irritated 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)
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