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Synonyms for peeve

41 synonyms
1 antonym

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Verb

irk, bother, annoy, rankle, get, irritate, bug, exasperate, vex, rile, devil, grate, aggravate, burn up, bedevil, ruffle, pique, provoke, persecute, molest, nettle, roil, infuriate, hound, displease, pester, badger, tease, chafe, narc, hassle, harass, fret, incense, embitter, discompose

Noun

umbrage, grievance, plague, vexation, annoyance

Antonyms

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Definitions

v. 1
To annoy; vex.
He was peeved to note that his hard work had been undone.
n. 1
An annoyance or grievance.

Related words

Phrases: pet peeve

Forms

Plural: peeves → umbrages, grievances, plagues, vexations…
Past participle: peeved
e.g. peeved → irked, bothered, annoyed, rankled…

Example sentences

rankle His bitter words still rankle in my mind.

Popularity over time

Word	1850 → 2019	Trend
peeve		rising
irk		steady
rankle		rising

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

By length

3 letters: get¹, bug¹, vex¹, irk¹
4 letters: fret¹, narc¹, rile¹, roil¹
5 letters: devil², tease¹, annoy², hound¹, grate¹, pique¹, chafe¹
6 letters: bother², plague¹, hassle², badger², harass², ruffle², molest², nettle², pester², rankle²
7 letters: provoke², incense², umbrage², bedevil³
8 letters: irritate³, vexation, embitter³
9 letters: annoyance³, grievance², aggravate³, persecute³, infuriate⁴, displease²
10 letters: exasperate⁴, discompose

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (devil² = 2 syllables).