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 24 synonyms and 15 antonyms.
Here are synonyms and antonyms for galls along with examples of usage in sentences.
Synonyms for galls
- annoy
- annoys
- bedevil
- bothers
- bugs
- chutzpah
- disturb
- erodes
- exasperate
- frays
- frazzle
- irk
- irritate
- irritates
- nag
- peeve
- persecutes
- rile
- rubs
- scrapes
- scratches
- torment
- vex
- wears
Antonyms for galls
- appeases
- calm
- comfort
- contents
- delight
- delights
- gladdens
- gratifies
- make happy
- mollifies
- obliges
- pacifies
- please
- pleases
- soothe
Meanings of galls
- noun
- Bile, especially that of an animal; the greenish, profoundly bitter-tasting fluid found in bile ducts and gall bladders, structures associated with the liver.
- The gall bladder.
- Great misery or physical suffering, likened to the bitterest-tasting of substances.
- A feeling of exasperation.
- Impudence or brazenness; temerity, chutzpah.
- A sore or open wound caused by chafing, which may become infected, as with a blister.
- A sore on a horse caused by an ill-fitted or ill-adjusted saddle; a saddle sore.
- A pit on a surface being cut caused by the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- 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.
- A bump-like imperfection resembling a gall.
- verb
- To bother or trouble.
- To harass, to harry, often with the intent to cause injury.
- To chafe, to rub or subject to friction; to create a sore on the skin.
- To exasperate.
- To cause pitting on a surface being cut from the friction between the two surfaces exceeding the bond of the material at a point.
- To scoff; to jeer.
- 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 39 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to galls, such as: annoy, annoys, appeases, bedevil, bothers, bugs, calm.
Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.
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