annoying
Getting under skin
Annoying describes something that causes mild irritation or frustration through persistence or repetition.
An annoying sound won't stop; an annoying person keeps bothering you.
The word sits below infuriating—annoying things are bothersome but tolerable: That dripping faucet is so annoying.
To annoy is to cause this irritation; an annoyance is the thing that causes it or the feeling itself.
Causing irritation or worsening
- vexingCausing mild torment
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
- bothersomeCausing mild annoyance
frustrating · maddening · galling · infuriating · nettlesome · pesky · provoking · tiresome
Rough enough to erode
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- discordantLacking musical agreement
- screechingMaking harsh high sounds
squeaking · rasping · shrill · piercing · strident · harsh · earsplitting · raucous
Prone to interfering
- nosyIntrusively curious
- pryingIntrusively inquisitive
- invasiveEncroaching without welcome
- overbearingArrogantly dominating in manner
pushy · presumptuous · impertinent · obtrusive · unwelcome · interfering · busybody · encroaching
Failing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
- drearyDull and depressing
humdrum · tiresome · mind-numbing · plodding · laborious · repetitive · stale · uninspired
Never pausing or stopping
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unendingLacking any terminus
- nonstopWithout pause or break
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
ceaseless · repetitive · unrelenting · interminable · perpetual · continual · chronic · nagging
aggravating
Causing irritation or worsening
- vexingCausing mild torment
- exasperatingIntensely irritating
- irksomeCausing mild frustration
bothersome · frustrating · maddening · galling · infuriating · nettlesome · pesky · provoking · tiresome · trying
abrasive
Rough enough to erode
- jarringDisturbingly incongruous
- cacophonousHarsh and jarring
- discordantLacking musical agreement
screeching · squeaking · rasping · shrill · piercing · strident · harsh · earsplitting · raucous · clashing
meddlesome
Prone to interfering
overbearing · pushy · presumptuous · impertinent · obtrusive · unwelcome · interfering · busybody · encroaching · overstepping
boring
Failing to engage interest
- dullLacking edge or interest
- monotonousUnchangingly dull
- wearisomeCausing fatigue through monotony
dreary · humdrum · tiresome · mind-numbing · plodding · laborious · repetitive · stale · uninspired · unstimulating
incessant
Never pausing or stopping
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- unendingLacking any terminus
- nonstopWithout pause or break
constant · ceaseless · repetitive · unrelenting · interminable · perpetual · continual · chronic · nagging · unabating
mosquito
Blood-feeding flying pest
bedbug · roach · termite · tick · mite · aphid · lice · weevil · moth · ant
- irritatingaggravating, bothersome, exasperating, frustrating, galling
- sibling rivalrybickering, fighting, arguing, teasing, tattling
- negative adjectivesawful, bad, cruel, dumb, evil
- turn-offsick, red flag, red flags, dealbreaker, dealbreakers
- harassment tacticsharassment, hounding, pestering, badgering, nagging
- exhaustingdraining, taxing, tiring, exhausting, fatiguing