Synonyms for pester
Definitions
- v. 1
To bother, harass, or annoy persistently.
She pestered him to help her.
- v. 2
To crowd together thickly.
Related words
- Word family
- pesterment pest
- Is a kind of
- annoy
Forms
- Past participle
- pestered
e.g. pestered → harassed, badgered, bothered, annoyed…
Example sentences
- worry As regards the result, you need not worry so much.
- badger The sultan does not like the badger and the badger the sultan.
- harass Skura wasn't the only girl that Yanni would harass.
- irritate What kind of things does Tom do that irritate you?
By length
- 3 letters
- bug1
- 5 letters
- worry2, harry2, crowd1, flock1, tease1, annoy2, hound1, chafe1
- 6 letters
- bother2, plague1, hector2, badger2, harass2, huddle2, throng1, molest2
- 7 letters
- trouble2, disturb2, provoke2, torment2, bedevil3
- 8 letters
- irritate3
- 10 letters
- antagonize4, antagonise
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (worry2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- importuner
- Italiano
- importunare
- Español
- importunar