Synonyms for annoying
- adjective
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Adjective
1. Bothersome
bothersome, irritating, troublesome, pesky informal, aggravating informal, vexatious, irksome, painful, inconvenient, teasing, wearisome, vexing, displeasing, galling, provoking, untoward, pestilential, plaguy rare, pestiferous rare, incommodious rare, nettlesome rare
Other
disagreeable, meddling, butt-munching slang, annoyant rare
Noun
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious.
Having flies in your bedroom when you're trying to sleep is really annoying.
- n. 1
That which annoys; an annoyance.
Forms
- Plural
- annoyings → annoyances, irritations, vexations…
Example sentences
- irritating My neighbor's dog's constant barking is irritating.
- troublesome Nothing is troublesome that one does willingly.
- bothersome Why are misogynists such bothersome creatures?
- vexatious The lawsuit was dismissed as vexatious and meritless.
- meddling Tom is always meddling in other people's business.
- disagreeable Tom is one of the most disagreeable people I know.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| annoying | rising | |
| irritating | rising | |
| troublesome | falling | |
| bothersome | steady | |
| vexatious | falling | |
| meddling | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pesky2
- 6 letters
- vexing2, plaguy
- 7 letters
- painful2, teasing2, galling2, irksome2
- 8 letters
- meddling3, untoward3, vexation, annoyant
- 9 letters
- provoking3, annoyance3, vexatious3, wearisome3
- 10 letters
- irritating4, irritation4, bothersome3, nettlesome3
- 11 letters
- troublesome3, aggravating4, displeasing, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- inconvenient4, disagreeable5, pestilential, incommodious
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pesky2 = 2 syllables).