Synonyms for harry
Most common
Synonyms by meaning
Verb
1. Harass — to harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism
harass, badger, plague, hector, trouble, pester, torment, molest, hound, dog, beset, chevy, devil informal, annoy, worry, bug, tease, harrow, persecute, bait, gall, provoke
2. Ravage — to strip, lay waste, ravage
Definitions
- v. 1
To plunder, pillage, assault.
- v. 2
To strip, lay waste, ravage.
- v. 3
To harass, bother or distress with demands, threats, or criticism.
Related words
- Word family
- harrier
Forms
- Past participle
- harried
e.g. harried → harassed, badgered, plagued, hectored…
Example sentences
- hector Hector wore a cuirass while fighting Achilles.
- badger The sultan does not like the badger and the badger the sultan.
- harrow The horses are pulling the harrow.
- obliterate It's time to obliterate those walls of yours!
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| harry | steady | |
| hector | steady | |
| badger | rising | |
| harrow | falling | |
| obliterate | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 3 letters
- dog1, bug1
- 4 letters
- raid1, bait1, sack1, gall1
- 5 letters
- worry2, devil2, tease1, chevy2, annoy2, hound1, beset2
- 6 letters
- plague1, hector2, badger2, harass2, harrow2, molest2, pester2, ravage2, maraud2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, provoke2, torment2, pillage2
- 9 letters
- persecute3, devastate3
- 10 letters
- obliterate4
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).