Synonyms for gall
- verb
- noun
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Provoke
provoke, chafe, anger, excoriate, fret, incense, wound, burn up, offend, worry, inflame, irritate, rile, plague, pester, harass, annoy, infuriate, harry, vex, exasperate, enrage
Noun
1. Impudence — impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah
impudence, audacity, temerity, effrontery, insolence, nerve, chutzpah informal, impertinence, crust informal, cheekiness, freshness, cheek, presumption
2. Bitterness
bitterness, rancor US, rancour UK, venom, resentment, choler, vexation, animosity, spleen dated
Other
Definitions
- v. 1
To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- n. 1
Impudence or brazenness; temerity; chutzpah.
- n. 2
Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
Related words
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| gall | falling | |
| excoriate | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- vex1, irk1
- 4 letters
- fret1, bile1, rile1
- 5 letters
- worry2, harry2, anger2, wound1, nerve1, cheek1, crust1, venom2, annoy2, chafe1
- 6 letters
- plague1, offend2, harass2, spleen1, pester2, rancor2, enrage2, rankle2, choler
- 7 letters
- provoke2, incense2, inflame2, rancour, nutgall, enation
- 8 letters
- audacity4, irritate3, temerity4, chutzpah2, vexation
- 9 letters
- animosity5, freshness2, insolence3, infuriate4, impudence, excoriate4
- 10 letters
- resentment3, bitterness3, exasperate4, effrontery4, cheekiness
- 11 letters
- presumption3
- 12 letters
- impertinence
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).