What is another word for nettlesome?
141 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ nˈɛtə͡lsˌʌm], [ nˈɛtəlsˌʌm], [ n_ˈɛ_t_əl_s_ˌʌ_m]
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Synonyms for Nettlesome:
adj.
• galling (adjective) • irritating (adjective) • Other relevant words: (adjective) • pesky (adjective) • prickly (adjective) • thorny (adjective)n.
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- provoking,
- Irksome,
- pain,
- troublesome.
Other synonyms:
• Other relevant words (noun):- gravelly,
- waspish,
- rasping,
- excitable,
- perversive,
- uneven,
- pestilential,
- corruptive,
- hot-tempered,
- ticklish,
- critical,
- upsetting,
- knotty,
- stinging,
- challenging,
- hard,
- quizzical,
- abrasive,
- refractory,
- controversial,
- maddening,
- disquieting,
- loving,
- complex,
- involved,
- Carking,
- choleric,
- ratty,
- pestilent,
- peeving,
- fretful,
- outrageous,
- tough,
- crank,
- irritative,
- spotty,
- sticky,
- bristlier,
- tangled,
- mortifying,
- rebarbative,
- touchy,
- offensive,
- Riling,
- incensing,
- derisive,
- delicate,
- recalcitrant,
- hairy,
- thin-skinned,
- frustrating,
- wounding,
- Enraging,
- sore,
- provocative,
- difficult,
- tippy,
- humiliating,
- short-tempered,
- worrying,
- mocking,
- painful,
- infuriating,
- tender,
- dirty,
- rough,
- bristliest,
- complicated,
- soft,
- pesty,
- intractable,
- chafing,
- Angering,
- nasty,
- contentious,
- intricate,
- Rankling,
- problematic,
- sensitive,
- grating,
- Nettling,
- quick-tempered,
- raspy.
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