Synonyms of rub the wrong way

rub the wrong way

phrase

1

as in annoy

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

Those customers really rubbed their server the wrong way.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in anger

to make angry

The whole situation just rubbed him the wrong way and he began to shout.

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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