All galling synonyms
gall·ing
G g adj galling
- provoking — serving to provoke; causing annoyance.
- rankling — (of unpleasant feelings, experiences, etc.) to continue to cause keen irritation or bitter resentment within the mind; fester; be painful.
- annoying — Someone or something that is annoying makes you feel fairly angry and impatient.
- bitter — In a bitter argument or conflict, people argue very angrily or fight very fiercely.
- irritating — causing irritation; annoying; provoking: irritating questions.
- vexing — to irritate; annoy; provoke: His noisy neighbors often vexed him.
- harassing — to disturb persistently; torment, as with troubles or cares; bother continually; pester; persecute.
- plaguing — an epidemic disease that causes high mortality; pestilence.
- aggravating — causing or full of aggravation: I've had an aggravating day.
- humiliating — lowering the pride, self-respect, or dignity of a person; mortifying: Such a humiliating defeat was good for his overblown ego.
- acid — An acid is a chemical substance, usually a liquid, which contains hydrogen and can react with other substances to form salts. Some acids burn or dissolve other substances that they come into contact with.
- bothersome — Someone or something that is bothersome is annoying or irritating.
- distasteful — unpleasant, offensive, or causing dislike: a distasteful chore.
- grievous — causing grief or great sorrow: grievous news.
- irksome — annoying; irritating; exasperating; tiresome: irksome restrictions.
- nettlesome — causing irritation, vexation, or annoyance: to cope with a nettlesome situation.
- painful — affected with, causing, or characterized by pain: a painful wound; a painful night; a painful memory.
- unpalatable — not palatable; unpleasant to the taste.
- vexatious — causing vexation; troublesome; annoying: a vexatious situation.
- afflictive — causing pain or misery
adjective galling
- infuriating — Archaic. infuriated.
- exasperating — Intensely irritating; infuriating.
- maddening — driving to madness or frenzy: a maddening thirst.
- frustrating — to make (plans, efforts, etc.) worthless or of no avail; defeat; nullify: The student's indifference frustrated the teacher's efforts to help him.
noun galling
- ill-treat — to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.
- persecution — the act of persecuting.