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 210 synonyms and 65 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for gall

abrade
acrimony
affront
aggravate
agitate
alienation
anger
animosity
animus
annoy
antagonism
antagonize
antipathy
arrogance
assurance
audaciousness
audacity
back talk
bad blood
badger
bait
ballyrag
bark
bedevil
bite
bitterness
blood feud
bother
brashness
brass
brassiness
brazenness
break down
break up
bug
bullyrag
burn
chafe
cheek
cheekiness
chew
chide
chutzpa
chutzpah
cockiness
conceit
confidence
conflict
coolness
corrade
corrode
crust
crust cynicism
decompose
devil
disaffection
discomfort
discompose
discord
discourteousness
disintegrate
disquiet
disrespect
dissolve
distress
disturb
eat
effrontery
enflame
enmity
enrage
erase
erode
estrangement
exasperate
excoriate
exercise
face
feud
file
flay
fray
frazzle
fret
friction
frost
get
get to
gnaw
grate
graze
grind
gripe
grudge
guts
hagride
harass
hardihood
harry
hassle
hate
hatred
haughtiness
heckle
hone
hostility
hutzpa
hutzpah
impertinence
impoliteness
impudence
incense
incivility
inconsiderateness
inconsideration
inflame
infuriate
inhospitableness
insolence
insult
irk
irritate
itch
jaundice
loathing
madden
malevolence
malice
malignancy
malignity
miff
nag
nark
nerve
nerviness
nettle
nibble
offend
outrage
overbearance
overconfidence
peel
peeve
persecute
pertness
perturb
pester
pique
plague
pomposity
presumption
presumptuousness
provoke
put out
rancor
rankle
rasp
reduce
rile
roil
rouse
rub
rub out
rub the wrong way
rudeness
ruffle
sandblast
sandpaper
sanguinity
sass
sauce
sauciness
score
scour
scrape
scratch
scuff
self-assurance
self-confidence
self-importance
sharpen
shave
skin
spite
spitefulness
strain
swagger
swash
tease
temerity
tension
torment
trouble
undo
unfriendliness
ungraciousness
unhinge
unsettle
upset
vendetta
venom
vex
vindictiveness
virulence
vitriol
wear
wear on
wear out
whet
worry

Antonyms for gall

alleviate
amiability
amicability
amity
appease
assure
bashfulness
calm
cheer
civility
comfort
comity
conciliate
console
content
cool
cordiality
courteousness
courtesy
delight
diffidence
empathy
encourage
enliven
exhilarate
faintheartedness
fear
friendliness
friendship
gentility
gladden
goodwill
graciousness
gratify
hesitancy
hospitality
humility
make happy
mannerliness
manners
meekness
modesty
mollify
neighborliness
oblige
pacify
placate
please
politeness
propitiate
quench
quiet
reassure
reservations
respect
satisfy
shyness
solace
soothe
support
sympathy
timidity
timidness
timorousness
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 275 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to gall, such as: abrade, acrimony, affront, aggravate, agitate, alienation, alleviate.

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