To help you keep your momentum while solving “Irk”, these answers reflect patterns seen in past puzzles and offer a clear, trustworthy set of options worth testing in your current grid.
Suggested Answers:
- GALL
- PEEVE
- IRRITATE
- GETTO
- RILE
- VEX
- MIFF
- BOTHER
- NETTLE
- ANGER
Synonyms and Definitions
GALL
- Synonyms: bile, bitterness, chafe, cheekiness, crust, freshness, fret, impertinence, impudence, insolence, 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.
PEEVE
- Definition: a bothered or agitated state of mind
IRRITATE
- Synonyms: annoy, bother, devil, get at, get to, gravel, nark, nettle, rag, rile, vex
- Definition: Provoke irritation in; disrupt, particularly through small annoyances.
RILE
- Synonyms: irritate, roil
- Definition: Provoke irritation in; unsettle, particularly through small annoyances.
VEX
- Synonyms: agitate, amaze, baffle, beat, bewilder, commove, disturb, dumbfound, flummox, get, mystify, nonplus, perplex, pose, puzzle, raise up, shake up, stick, stir up, stupefy, worry
- Definition: Provoke irritation in; disrupt, particularly through small annoyances.
MIFF
- Synonyms: huff, seeing red
- Definition: a condition of being annoyed or irritated
BOTHER
- Synonyms: annoyance, botheration, discommode, disoblige, fuss, hassle, incommode, inconvenience, inconvenience oneself, infliction, pain, pain in the ass, pain in the neck, put out, trouble, trouble oneself
- Definition: a furious disruption
NETTLE
- Synonyms: urticate
- Definition: Numerous plants, particularly those belonging to the Urtica genus or Urticaceae family, have stinging hairs that cause skin irritation upon touch.
ANGER
- Synonyms: angriness, choler, ira, ire, see red, wrath
These answers also appear in the following pages:
- GALL also appears as an answer in Moxie crossword clue 4, 5 and 6 letters.
- GALL also appears as an answer in Irritate crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 10 and 11 letters.
- PEEVE also appears as an answer in Annoy crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 9 letters.
- PEEVE also appears as an answer in Bother crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 9 letters.
- PEEVE also appears as an answer in Rub the wrong way crossword clue 3, 4, 5, 6, 8 and 10 letters.