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Synonyms for irritated

Most common

annoyed angry sore peeved

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Adjective

annoyed, angry, sore, peeved, bothered, miffed informal, irate, mad, riled, vexed, ratty, piqued, steamed, cross, nettled, livid, choleric, pissed vulgar informal AU CA, pissed off vulgar informal

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    Experiencing a feeling of irritation.

    She felt irritated by the constant noise.

Related words

Word family
irritatedly

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Irritated, Annoyed, Vexed or Wounded?

One may be annoyed by the well-meaning awkwardness of a servant, irritated by a tight shoe or a thoughtless remark, vexed at some careless neglect or needless misfortune, wounded by the ingratitude of child or friend.

J. C. Fernald, English Synonyms and Antonyms (1914)

Example sentences

  • angry I was angry about missing that film at the cinema.
  • sore When I got up today, my throat felt a little sore.
  • annoyed She was annoyed because she had been kept waiting.
  • peeved He was peeved by what you said.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
irritatedrising
angryrising
sorerising
annoyedrising
peevedrising

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

By length

3 letters
mad1
4 letters
sore1
5 letters
cross1, angry2, livid2, irate2, riled1, vexed1, ratty2
6 letters
pissed1, piqued1, miffed1, peeved1
7 letters
annoyed2, steamed1, nettled2
8 letters
bothered2, choleric3

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

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