Synonyms of get one's goat

get one's goat

phrase

1

as in anger

to make angry

His contrarian demeanor really gets my goat.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• anger
• infuriate
• enrage
• annoy
• outrage
• steam up
• mad
• tick off
• irritate
• enflame
• incense
• ire
• put out
• rub the wrong way
• inflame
• offend
• rile
• roil
• rankle
• madden
• burn (up)
• aggravate
• provoke
• cross
• get
• affront
• ruffle
• nettle
• huff
• vex
• pique
• exasperate
• peeve
• antagonize
• embitter
• miff
• envenom

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• please
• delight
• relieve
• comfort
• gratify
• allay
• console
• assuage
• quiet
• calm
• settle
• soothe
• placate
• appease
• charm
• lull
• pacify
• conciliate
• mollify
• disarm
• captivate
• beguile
• enchant
• bewitch

2

as in annoy

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

It really gets my goat when people invade my personal space.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoy
• bug
• bother
• irritate
• get to
• persecute
• get
• put out
• wear on
• burn (up)
• spite
• eat
• stick in one's craw
• hack (off)
• aggravate
• get on one's nerves
• set one's teeth on edge
• grate
• frost
• anger
• ruffle
• worry
• gall
• rub the wrong way
• itch
• nettle
• plague
• gripe
• vex
• exasperate
• infuriate
• pique
• rile
• nark
• peeve
• irk
• chafe
• tease
• rasp
• provoke
• insult
• upset
• nag
• hassle
• harass
• devil
• offend
• bullyrag
• ballyrag
• rouse
• enflame
• enrage
• badger
• heckle
• bait
• hagride
• distress
• outrage
• exercise
• inflame
• discomfort
• harry
• freak (out)
• antagonize
• unsettle
• incense
• pester
• undo
• agitate
• disquiet
• roil
• affront
• rankle
• perturb
• discompose
• madden
• unhinge
• fret
• miff

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfy
• please
• appease
• content
• placate
• delight
• oblige
• comfort
• quiet
• assure
• mollify
• pacify
• gratify
• console
• cheer
• conciliate
• propitiate
• solace
• reassure
• soothe
• gladden