Synonyms for vexing
- adjective
Most common
All synonyms
Adjective
exasperating, annoying, maddening, irritating, infuriating, bothersome, pesky informal, teasing, galling, vexatious, provoking, displeasing, pestiferous, plaguy, nettlesome, troublesome, irksome, aggravating, pestilential
Definitions
- adj. 1
Causing annoyance or pain; irritating.
Related words
- Phrases
- vexing glass
Example sentences
- annoying When one is sick, visitors can be rather annoying.
- irritating My neighbor's dog's constant barking is irritating.
- maddening These brain teasers are maddening. I can't figure out any of them!
- exasperating He was a very kind man, but his verbosity was exasperating.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| vexing | steady | |
| annoying | rising | |
| irritating | rising | |
| maddening | rising | |
| exasperating | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- pesky2
- 6 letters
- plaguy
- 7 letters
- teasing2, galling2, irksome2
- 8 letters
- annoying3
- 9 letters
- provoking3, maddening3, vexatious3
- 10 letters
- irritating4, bothersome3, nettlesome3
- 11 letters
- troublesome3, aggravating4, infuriating5, displeasing, pestiferous
- 12 letters
- exasperating5, pestilential
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (pesky2 = 2 syllables).