🔄 Synonyms of "Galling"
13 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| vexatious | Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. |
| vexingnoun | Causing annoyance or pain; irritating. |
| teasingnoun | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone. |
| nettlesome | (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. |
| pesky | (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). |
| pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious diseases |
| bothersome | Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity. |
| disagreeablenoun | Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing. |
| annoyingnoun | Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. |
| plaguy | Alternative spelling of plaguey. [Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.] |
| pesteringnoun | An act or instance of annoying somebody. |
| irritating | Causing irritation, annoyance or pain. |
| plaguey | Causing annoyance or bother; irritating. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Galling"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| nettlesome | (of a person, thing, situation, etc.) Causing irritation, annoyance, or discomfort; bothersome, irksome. |
| irritating | Causing irritation, annoyance or pain. |
| vexingnoun | Causing annoyance or pain; irritating. |
| plaguy | Alternative spelling of plaguey. [Causing annoyance or bother; irritating.] |
| annoyingnoun | Causing irritation or annoyance; troublesome; vexatious. |
| vexatious | Causing vexation or annoyance; teasing; troublesome. |
| pesky | (informal) Annoying, troublesome, irritating (usually of an animal or child). |
| bothersome | Causing trouble, annoyance, inconvenience, irritation, or perplexity. |
| pesteringnoun | An act or instance of annoying somebody. |
| disagreeablenoun | Causing repugnance; unpleasant to the feelings or senses; displeasing. |
| teasingnoun | The act of harassing someone playfully or maliciously, especially by ridicule; provoking someone with persistent annoyances; making fun of, making light of someone. |
| pestiferous | containing organisms that cause contagious diseases |
| plaguey | Causing annoyance or bother; irritating. |
| infuriating | Extremely annoying, frustrating or irritating |
| frustrating | Discouraging; causing annoyance or anger by excessive difficulty. |
| exasperating | That exasperates, infuriates, annoys or irritates |
| irksome | Marked by irritation or annoyance; disagreeable; troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition |
| annoyedverb | Troubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed. |
| irritantnoun | Causing irritation or inflammation. |
| worryingnoun | Inducing worry. |
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