rile

Meaning

1. To stir or move from a state of calm or order.
2. To make angry.

Synonyms

vex

irritate

nettle

annoy

chafe

exasperate

rag

anger

💢

gall

gravel

nark

peeve

pique

provoke

devil

roil

tease

aggravate

bother

get at

get to

agitate

upset

excite

enrage

irk

fret

exacerbate

miff

get

stir

stir up

bug

🐛

incense

make angry

rankle

intermix

jar

🫙

josh

jumble

madden

meld

mingle

mix

mix in

mix up

motley

obfuscate

obscure

offend

outrage

paddle

put out

rally

randomise

ravel

resolve

rouse

rumple

scatter

scramble

snarl

sophisticate

spite

stimulate

stump

tangle

tempt

titillate

toss

tousle

tussle

unsettle

whet

work up

grate on

jar on

make waves

addle

throw together

adulterate

affront

arouse

badinage

banter

blend

break up

chaff

clutter

commingle

commix

compound

concoct

confect

confuse

derange

disarrange

disarray

disorganize

displease

disrupt

dissolve

flummox

fold

fox

🦊

fuddle

get angry

goad

haze

heterodyne

immingle

immix

incite

inflame

infuriate

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ɹaɪl/

Etymology

From a dialectal pronunciation of roil.