Synonyms & related words for vexatious

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of vexatious — including pestiferous, bothersome, vexing, annoying, irritating, pesky. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to vexatious

Explore words related to vexatious — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include vexatiousness, vexatiously, nettlesome, irksomeness, troublesomely, irksomely, nuisance, pesty. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for vexatious

Common synonyms for vexatious include pestiferous, bothersome, vexing, annoying, irritating, pesky, galling, pestering — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does vexatious come from?

The word vexatious breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root vex-, from Latin vexo (“harass, annoy”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.