- exasperating, infuriating, maddening, vexing - extremely annoying or displeasing; "his cavelier curtness of manner was exasperating"; "I've had an exasperating day"; "her infuriating indifference"; "the ceaseless tumult of the jukebox was maddening"
Antonym: pleasing (indirect, via displeasing)
- aggravating, exacerbating, exasperating - making worse
Antonym: moderating (indirect, via intensifying)
- exacerbate, exasperate, aggravate - exasperate or irritate
--1 is one way to anger
Sample sentence:Derived forms: noun exasperation1, noun exasperation2
The bad news will exasperate him
- infuriate, exasperate, incense - make furious
--2 is one way to anger
Sample sentences:Derived forms: noun exasperation1, noun exasperation2
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
- worsen, aggravate, exacerbate, exasperate - make worse; "This drug aggravates the pain"
--3 is one way to change, alter, modify
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something