gall

The word “gall” has 1 syllable: gall.

It's pronounced as /ɡɔːl/.

What is synonym and antonym for gall?

In the thesaurus, “gall” has 32 synonyms and 31 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for gall along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for gall

annoy
arrogance
audacity
bedevil
bitterness
bother
bug
chutzpah
disturb
erode
exasperate
fray
frazzle
get
grudge
hatred
hostility
irk
irritate
nag
nerve
peeve
persecute
rile
rub
scrape
scratch
spite
temerity
torment
vex
wear

Antonyms for gall

amiability
amity
appease
bashfulness
calm
civility
comfort
conciliate
cordiality
delight
diffidence
friendliness
friendship
gratify
hesitancy
hospitality
make happy
manners
modesty
mollify
neighborliness
oblige
pacify
placate
please
satisfy
shyness
soothe
sympathy
timidity
understanding

Meanings of gall

noun
1. Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
2. The gall bladder.
3. Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
4. A feeling of exasperation.
5. Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
6. A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
7. A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
8. A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
9. A blister or tumor-like growth found on the surface of plants, caused by burrowing of insect larvae into the living tissues, especially that of the common oak gall wasp Cynips quercusfolii.
10. A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
verb
1. To bother or trouble.
2. To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
3. To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
4. To exasperate.
5. To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
6. To scoff; to jeer.
7. To impregnate with a decoction of gallnuts in dyeing.

Example Sentences

The unjust criticism began to gall him after a while.
Her sarcastic remarks continued to gall her colleagues.
The failure of the project was a bitter gall for the ambitious team.
The condescending attitude of the supervisor started to gall the employees.
Despite setbacks, he faced challenges with resilience, refusing to let them gall him.

On this page you'll find 63 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gall, such as: amiability, amity, annoy, appease, arrogance, audacity, bashfulness.

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