nettle - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

any of numerous plants having stinging hairs that cause skin irritation on contact (especially of the genus Urtica or family Urticaceae)

Synonyms

• nettle

More generic

• weed

More specific

• Laportea canadensis
• Pilea involucrata
• Pilea microphylla
• Pilea pumilla
• Roman nettle
• Urtica dioica
• Urtica pipulifera
• artillery plant
• clearweed
• dead nettle
• friendship plant
• panamica
• panamiga
• richweed
• stinging nettle
• wood nettle

Verb

cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations

Synonyms

• annoy
• bother
• chafe
• devil
• get at
• get to
• gravel
• irritate
• nark
• nettle
• rag
• rile
• vex

More generic

• displease

More specific

• antagonise
• antagonize
• beset
• chevvy
• chevy
• chivvy
• chivy
• eat into
• fret
• get
• get under one's skin
• grate
• harass
• harry
• hassle
• molest
• peeve
• plague
• provoke
• rankle
• ruffle

Related

• chafe

Verb

sting with or as with nettles and cause a stinging pain or sensation

Synonyms

• nettle
• urticate

More generic

• bite
• burn
• sting

Related

• urticate

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