galls

The word “galls” has 1 syllable: galls

It's pronounced as /ɡɔlz/

What is synonym and antonym for galls?

In the thesaurus, “galls” has 111 synonyms and 21 antonyms.

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

Synonyms for galls

abrades
affronts
aggravates
agitates
angers
annoys
antagonizes
badgers
baits
ballyrags
bites
bothers
breaks down
breaks up
bugs
bullyrags
burns
chafes
chews
corrades
corrodes
decomposes
devils
discomforts
discomposes
disintegrates
disquiets
dissolves
distresses
eats
enflames
enrages
erases
erodes
exasperates
excoriates
exercises
files
flays
frays
frazzles
frets
frosts
gets
gets to
gnaws
grates
grazes
grinds
gripes
hagrides
harasses
harries
hassles
heckles
hones
incenses
inflames
infuriates
insults
irks
irritates
itches
maddens
miffs
nags
narks
nettles
nibbles
offends
outrages
peels
peeves
persecutes
perturbs
pesters
piques
plagues
provokes
puts out
rankles
rasps
reduces
riles
roils
rouses
rubs
rubs out
rubs the wrong way
ruffles
sandblasts
sandpapers
scours
scrapes
scratches
scuffs
sharpens
shaves
skins
spites
teases
undoes
unhinges
unsettles
upsets
vexes
wears
wears on
wears out
whets
worries

Antonyms for galls

appeases
assures
cheers
comforts
conciliates
consoles
contents
delights
gladdens
gratifies
mollifies
obliges
pacifies
placates
pleases
propitiates
quiets
reassures
satisfies
solaces
soothes

Meanings of galls

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 constant criticism from her colleagues galls her.
His arrogant attitude galls everyone in the office.
It galls me to see such blatant injustice.
The lack of progress on the project galls the entire team.
The politician's hypocrisy galls many voters.

On this page you'll find 132 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to galls, such as: abrades, affronts, aggravates, agitates, angers, annoys, antagonizes.

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