Synonyms of vexes

vexes

verb

present tense third-person singular of vex

1

as in annoys

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

my coworkers' loud, endless conversations vexed me

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoys
• bothers
• irritates
• persecutes
• bugs
• aggravates
• exasperates
• irks
• infuriates
• angers
• gets
• riles
• eats
• worries
• chafes
• itches
• piques
• grates
• plagues
• gripes
• burns (up)
• provokes
• teases
• frosts
• ruffles
• narks
• spites
• galls
• wears on
• gets to
• peeves
• enrages
• nettles
• offends
• hacks (off)
• puts out
• nags
• insults
• upsets
• harasses
• rubs the wrong way
• rouses
• rasps
• unsettles
• inflames
• gets on one's nerves
• sets one's teeth on edge
• rankles
• sticks in one's craw
• gets one's goat
• enflames
• pesters
• agitates
• perturbs
• antagonizes
• disquiets
• maddens
• hassles
• harries
• distresses
• roils
• unhinges
• outrages
• heckles
• badgers
• devils
• incenses
• undoes
• baits
• affronts
• discomforts
• miffs
• frets
• exercises
• freaks (out)
• ballyrags
• bullyrags
• hagrides
• discomposes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• obliges
• pleases
• delights
• satisfies
• appeases
• gladdens
• placates
• pacifies
• gratifies
• assures
• mollifies
• conciliates
• propitiates
• reassures
• soothes
• contents
• quiets
• cheers
• comforts
• consoles
• solaces

2

as in perplexes

to throw into a state of mental uncertainty

a mystery novel that is sure to vex even the canniest readers

Synonyms & Similar Words

• perplexes
• confuses
• bewilders
• baffles
• puzzles
• befuddles
• embarrasses
• confounds
• mystifies
• bothers
• flummoxes
• disturbs
• bemuses
• disorients
• discombobulates
• poses
• stuns
• flusters
• rattles
• muddles
• muddies
• bamboozles
• addles
• upsets
• unsettles
• fuddles
• mazes
• gets
• befogs
• foxes
• beats
• buffaloes
• gravels
• disconcerts
• distresses
• discomfits
• dismays
• blows one's mind
• agitates
• perturbs
• mortifies
• disquiets
• goes to one's head
• sticks
• fazes
• unhinges
• deceives
• stumps
• nonplusses
• beguiles
• misleads
• nonpluses
• deludes
• chagrins
• fools
• discountenances
• abashes
• discomforts
• weirds out
• tricks
• misguides
• hoodwinks
• discomposes
• snows
• strings along
• cozens
• humbugs
• dupes
• gulls
• hoaxes
• takes in

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assures
• satisfies
• informs
• reassures
• enlightens