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hassle heckle
nag
inflame (also enflame) provoke rouse
badger bait bullyrag (also ballyrag) devil hagride harass harry pester plague tease
anger antagonize enrage incense infuriate madden rankle roil
agitate discomfort discompose disquiet distress exercise freak (out) fret perturb undo unhinge unsettle upset worry
affront insult miff offend outrage
Synonymous Phrases
get one's goat get on one's nerves get to rub the wrong way set one's teeth on edge stick in one's craw wear on
Near Antonyms
appease conciliate mollify oblige pacify placate propitiate
delight gladden gratify please satisfy
assure cheer comfort console content quiet reassure solace soothe
  • to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely //her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
    Synonyms
    beef bellyache bitch bleat carp caterwaul complain crab croak fuss grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowl
    Related Words
    object (to) protest quarrel (with)
    cavil quibble
    fret stew worry
    blubber cry sob
    bemoan bewail deplore lament
    Synonymous Phrases
    kick up a fuss (or kick ​up ​a ​stink)
    Near Antonyms
    accept bear countenance endure take tolerate
    applaud cheer commend
    Antonyms
    crow delight rejoice
    • noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    am​a​ranth
    noun
    am·​a·​ranth
    ˈa-mə-ˌran(t)th

    Definition

    • any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers and including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
    • a flower that never fades
    • a pinkish or rosy red
    • a red azo dye
    First Known Use
    1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin amarantus, a flower, from Greek amaranton, from neuter of amarantos unfading, from a- + marainein to waste away
    gris​tle
    noun
    gris·​tle
    ˈgri-səl -zəl

    Definition

    • cartilage
      broadly tough cartilaginous, tendinous, or fibrous matter especially in table meats
    Examples
    • //a cheap piece of meat, full of gristle and fat
    First Known Use
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Middle English gristil, from Old English gristle; akin to Middle Low German gristel gristle
    guard​ed
    adjective
    guard·​ed
    ˈgär-dəd

    Definition

    Related Words
    hassle heckle
    nag
    inflame (also enflame) provoke rouse
    badger bait bullyrag (also ballyrag) devil hagride harass harry pester plague tease
    anger antagonize enrage incense infuriate madden rankle roil
    agitate discomfort discompose disquiet distress exercise freak (out) fret perturb undo unhinge unsettle upset worry
    affront insult miff offend outrage
    Synonymous Phrases
    get one's goat get on one's nerves get to rub the wrong way set one's teeth on edge stick in one's craw wear on
    Near Antonyms
    appease conciliate mollify oblige pacify placate propitiate
    delight gladden gratify please satisfy
    assure cheer comfort console content quiet reassure solace soothe
  • to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely //her tendency to gripe constantly drove everyone away
    Synonyms
    beef bellyache bitch bleat carp caterwaul complain crab croak fuss grizzle grouch grouse growl grumble grump holler inveigh keen kick kvetch maunder [chiefly British] moan murmur mutter nag repine scream squawk squeal wail whimper whine whinge [British] yammer yawp (or yaup) yowl
    Related Words
    object (to) protest quarrel (with)
    cavil quibble
    fret stew worry
    blubber cry sob
    bemoan bewail deplore lament
    Synonymous Phrases
    kick up a fuss (or kick ​up ​a ​stink)
    Near Antonyms
    accept bear countenance endure take tolerate
    applaud cheer commend
    Antonyms
    crow delight rejoice
    • noun

    Synonyms & Antonyms (Entry 2 of 2)

    am​a​ranth
    noun
    am·​a·​ranth
    ˈa-mə-ˌran(t)th

    Definition

    • any of a large genus (Amaranthus of the family Amaranthaceae, the amaranth family) of coarse annual herbs with clusters of small green, dark pink, red, or purplish flowers and including forms cultivated as food crops and various pigweeds
    • a flower that never fades
    • a pinkish or rosy red
    • a red azo dye
    First Known Use
    1616, in the meaning defined at sense 1
    History and Etymology
    Latin amarantus, a flower, from Greek amaranton, from neuter of amarantos unfading, from a- + marainein to waste away
    gris​tle
    noun
    gris·​tle
    ˈgri-səl -zəl

    Definition

    • cartilage
      broadly tough cartilaginous, tendinous, or fibrous matter especially in table meats
    Examples
    • //a cheap piece of meat, full of gristle and fat
    First Known Use
    before 12th century, in the meaning defined above
    History and Etymology
    Middle English gristil, from Old English gristle; akin to Middle Low German gristel gristle
    guard​ed
    adjective
    guard·​ed
    ˈgär-dəd

    Definition

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