These answers for “Irritate” are taken from solved puzzles that used similar language, offering a focused list that’s already been linked to clues like the one you’re solving.
Likely Answers:
- NETTLE
- PEEVE
- IRK
- TEASE
- MADDEN
- VEX
- NIGGLE
- RANKLE
- NEEDLE
- GALL
- RILE
- MIFF
- GETYOURGOAT
- GRATE
- CHAFE
- EXASPERATE
- WEARON
- ITCH
Synonyms and Definitions
NETTLE
- Synonyms: annoy, bother, chafe, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, rag, rile, urticate, vex
- Definition: Numerous plants, particularly those belonging to the Urtica genus or Urticaceae family, have stinging hairs that cause skin irritation upon touch.
PEEVE
- Definition: a bothered or agitated state of mind
IRK
- Synonyms: gall
- Definition: Annoy or bother
TEASE
- Synonyms: annoyer, badger, bait, beleaguer, bug, card, cod, coquette, flirt, fluff, loosen, minx, pester, prickteaser, rally, razz, ribbing, ride, tantalise, tantalization, tantalize, taunt, tease apart, teaser, teasing, twit, vamp, vamper, vexer
MADDEN
- Synonyms: craze
- Definition: Induce insanity; make someone lose their sanity
VEX
- Synonyms: agitate, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, commove, disturb, dumbfound, flummox, get, mystify, nettle, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, raise up, shake up, stick, stir up, stupefy, worry
- Definition: Provoke irritation in; disrupt, particularly through small annoyances.
NIGGLE
- Synonyms: bicker, brabble, fret, fuss, pettifog, quibble, squabble
RANKLE
- Synonyms: eat into, grate
- Definition: Bite into; cause to feel bitterness or anger.
NEEDLE
- Synonyms: acerate leaf, goad, phonograph needle
GALL
- Synonyms: bile, bitterness, cheekiness, crust, freshness, impertinence, impudence, insolence, irk, rancor, rancour, resentment, saddle sore
- Definition: A sore that is open on a horses back, which is the result of a saddle that doesnt fit properly or is poorly adjusted.
RILE
- Synonyms: roil
- Definition: Provoke irritation in; unsettle, particularly through small annoyances.
MIFF
- Synonyms: huff, seeing red
- Definition: a condition of being annoyed or irritated
GRATE
- Synonyms: grating, grind, rankle, scrape
- Definition: a structure of metal rods designed to contain a fire
CHAFE
- Synonyms: annoyance, excoriate, fray, rub, scratch, vexation
- Definition: Heat and discomfort resulting from rubbing.
EXASPERATE
- Synonyms: aggravate, exacerbate, incense, infuriate, worsen
ITCH
- Synonyms: itchiness, itching, scabies, spoil, urge
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- NETTLE also appears as an answer in Annoy crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 letters.
- NETTLE also appears as an answer in Rub the wrong way crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 letters.
- IRK also appears as an answer in Pester crossword clue 3, 5, 6, 7 and 8 letters.
- NEEDLE also appears as an answer in Goad crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6 and 7 letters.
- GALL also appears as an answer in Moxie crossword clue 4, 5 and 6 letters.
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- PEEVE also appears as an answer in Bother crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters.