getting one's goat
phrase
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as in infuriating
to make angry His contrarian demeanor really gets my goat. Synonyms & Similar Words
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- infuriating
- angering
- ticking off
- steaming up
- enraging
- annoying
- rubbing the wrong way
- irritating
- outraging
- iring
- putting out
- getting
- maddening
- riling
- incensing
- offending
- roiling
- madding
- inflaming
- rankling
- enflaming
- aggravating
- provoking
- burning (up)
- crossing
- affronting
- ruffling
- vexing
- nettling
- exasperating
- huffing
- piquing
- antagonizing
- peeving
- envenoming
- miffing
- embittering
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- gratifying
- relieving
- pleasing
- soothing
- comforting
- allaying
- consoling
- settling
- delighting
- placating
- assuaging
- captivating
- calming
- charming
- appeasing
- enchanting
- conciliating
- quieting
- lulling
- pacifying
- disarming
- bewitching
- mollifying
- beguiling
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as in annoying
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts It really gets my goat when people invade my personal space. Synonyms & Similar Words
- annoying
- bugging
- bothering
- getting to
- irritating
- wearing on
- persecuting
- getting
- putting out
- getting on one's nerves
- sticking in one's craw
- setting one's teeth on edge
- eating
- aggravating
- hacking (off)
- burning (up)
- rubbing the wrong way
- grating
- frosting
- itching
- exasperating
- infuriating
- ruffling
- worrying
- vexing
- nettling
- riling
- griping
- plaguing
- teasing
- chafing
- narking
- irking
- galling
- angering
- provoking
- piquing
- rasping
- insulting
- spiting
- peeving
- devilling
- nagging
- offending
- harassing
- bullyragging
- heckling
- upsetting
- rousing
- ballyragging
- hassling
- enraging
- hagriding
- unsettling
- freaking (out)
- baiting
- badgering
- discomposing
- inflaming
- pestering
- distressing
- agitating
- antagonizing
- exercising
- maddening
- incensing
- harrying
- roiling
- outraging
- undoing
- enflaming
- disquieting
- rankling
- deviling
- perturbing
- affronting
- discomforting
- unhinging
- fretting
- miffing
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
- placating
- appeasing
- gratifying
- pleasing
- conciliating
- satisfying
- obliging
- pacifying
- propitiating
- mollifying
- comforting
- consoling
- soothing
- reassuring
- assuring
- cheering
- contenting
- delighting
- quieting
- solacing
- gladdening