Synonyms of rubbing the wrong way

rubbing the wrong way

phrase

present participle of rub the wrong way

1

as in annoying

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

• annoying
• bothering
• bugging
• irritating
• burning (up)
• persecuting
• hacking (off)
• getting to
• wearing on
• putting out
• getting
• aggravating
• eating
• sticking in one's craw
• exasperating
• getting on one's nerves
• itching
• getting one's goat
• grating
• setting one's teeth on edge
• infuriating
• frosting
• vexing
• irking
• worrying
• ruffling
• chafing
• griping
• angering
• riling
• nettling
• plaguing
• piquing
• rasping
• galling
• teasing
• narking
• peeving
• insulting
• spiting
• provoking
• freaking (out)
• harassing
• upsetting
• nagging
• offending
• heckling
• devilling
• enraging
• bullyragging
• hassling
• rousing
• ballyragging
• unsettling
• hagriding
• distressing
• badgering
• baiting
• inflaming
• maddening
• pestering
• discomposing
• antagonizing
• disquieting
• outraging
• agitating
• harrying
• exercising
• roiling
• discomforting
• enflaming
• perturbing
• incensing
• undoing
• affronting
• unhinging
• rankling
• deviling
• fretting
• miffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• satisfying
• obliging
• gratifying
• pleasing
• placating
• appeasing
• conciliating
• pacifying
• comforting
• delighting
• reassuring
• cheering
• soothing
• propitiating
• mollifying
• assuring
• consoling
• gladdening
• quieting
• contenting
• solacing

2

as in infuriating

to make angry

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriating
• angering
• enraging
• ticking off
• steaming up
• annoying
• outraging
• irritating
• burning (up)
• maddening
• iring
• getting one's goat
• roiling
• enflaming
• offending
• incensing
• madding
• riling
• inflaming
• putting out
• rankling
• aggravating
• provoking
• crossing
• exasperating
• affronting
• vexing
• huffing
• miffing
• ruffling
• peeving
• nettling
• getting
• piquing
• antagonizing
• embittering
• envenoming

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratifying
• pleasing
• relieving
• delighting
• comforting
• soothing
• allaying
• consoling
• charming
• calming
• settling
• placating
• assuaging
• appeasing
• captivating
• quieting
• enchanting
• pacifying
• lulling
• bewitching
• beguiling
• disarming
• conciliating
• mollifying