All pique synonyms
pi·qué
P p noun pique
- malignance — the quality or condition of being malignant.
- zinger — a quick, witty, or pointed remark or retort: During the debate she made a couple of zingers that deflated the opposition.
- exasperation — A feeling of intense irritation or annoyance.
- illiberality — narrowminded; bigoted.
- flareup — a sudden flaring up of flame or light.
- hatred — the feeling of one who hates; intense dislike or extreme aversion or hostility.
verb pique
- goose — any of numerous wild or domesticated, web-footed swimming birds of the family Anatidae, especially of the genera Anser and Branta, most of which are larger and have a longer neck and legs than the ducks.
- injure — to do or cause harm of any kind to; damage; hurt; impair: to injure one's hand.
- motivate — to provide with a motive, or a cause or reason to act; incite; impel.
- flatter oneself — to hold the self-satisfying or self-deluding belief (that)
- innervates — to communicate nervous energy to; stimulate through nerves.
- egg on — to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
- got to — to receive or come to have possession, use, or enjoyment of: to get a birthday present; to get a pension.
- get on one's nerves — one or more bundles of fibers forming part of a system that conveys impulses of sensation, motion, etc., between the brain or spinal cord and other parts of the body.
- bestir — to cause (oneself, or, rarely, another person) to become active; rouse
- miff — petulant displeasure; ill humor.
- galvanise — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- burn up — If something burns up or if fire burns it up, it is completely destroyed by fire or strong heat.
- innerving — Present participle of innerve.
- juiced — intoxicated from alcohol; drunk: When arrested he was definitely juiced.
- make an impression — have impact
- fire up — start ignition of
- blow away — If you say that you are blown away by something, or if it blows you away, you mean that you are very impressed by it.
- distempered — Art. a technique of decorative painting in which glue or gum is used as a binder or medium to achieve a mat surface and rapid drying. (formerly) the tempera technique.
- buffaloed — any of several large wild oxen of the family Bovidae. Compare bison, Cape buffalo, water buffalo.
- make a hit — If you make a hit with someone, they like you or are impressed by you when they meet you.
- commove — to disturb; stir up
- galvanize — to stimulate by or as if by a galvanic current.
- dispraise — to speak of as undeserving or unworthy; censure; disparage.
- get going — an offspring or the total of the offspring, especially of a male animal: the get of a stallion.
- boil over — When a liquid that is being heated boils over, it rises and flows over the edge of the container.