Synonyms for bothered

Most common

annoyed · irritated · peeved · irked · fazed

Synonyms by meaning

Adjective

Antonyms

unbothered, unconcerned, untroubled

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Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Annoyed; irritated.

2. adj. 2

   Caring about something; discomposed.

   I'm not bothered if he chooses to ignore our anniversary. It's his problem.

Related words

Phrases

can't be bothered hot and bothered be bothered

Example sentences

• annoyed She was annoyed because she had been kept waiting.
• irritated Mary is easily irritated, and often flips her lid.
• irked Honestly, the arrogance with which he answered really irked me.
• peeved He was peeved by what you said.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

sore¹

5 letters

angry², irked¹, vexed¹, arsed, fazed¹

6 letters

fucked¹, peeved¹

7 letters

annoyed², daunted², aerated

8 letters

agitated⁴

9 letters

irritated⁴

10 letters

aggravated⁴

11 letters

exasperated⁵, discomposed

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (angry² = 2 syllables).