Synonyms of getting one's goat

getting one's goat

phrase

present participle of get one's goat

1

as in infuriating

to make angry

His contrarian demeanor really gets my goat.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• infuriating
• angering
• enraging
• ticking off
• steaming up
• annoying
• irritating
• outraging
• iring
• burning (up)
• rubbing the wrong way
• maddening
• offending
• roiling
• putting out
• riling
• madding
• inflaming
• incensing
• rankling
• enflaming
• aggravating
• provoking
• crossing
• getting
• exasperating
• ruffling
• vexing
• affronting
• huffing
• nettling
• piquing
• antagonizing
• peeving
• envenoming
• miffing
• embittering

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• gratifying
• pleasing
• relieving
• comforting
• soothing
• allaying
• consoling
• delighting
• settling
• placating
• charming
• calming
• assuaging
• appeasing
• captivating
• pacifying
• quieting
• enchanting
• lulling
• disarming
• bewitching
• beguiling
• conciliating
• mollifying

2

as in annoying

to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts

It really gets my goat when people invade my personal space.

Synonyms & Similar Words

• annoying
• bothering
• bugging
• irritating
• getting to
• persecuting
• burning (up)
• wearing on
• hacking (off)
• putting out
• getting
• getting on one's nerves
• eating
• aggravating
• sticking in one's craw
• setting one's teeth on edge
• rubbing the wrong way
• grating
• frosting
• itching
• exasperating
• ruffling
• infuriating
• worrying
• vexing
• nettling
• riling
• spiting
• griping
• irking
• chafing
• galling
• narking
• angering
• plaguing
• piquing
• teasing
• rasping
• provoking
• insulting
• peeving
• freaking (out)
• nagging
• devilling
• offending
• harassing
• heckling
• upsetting
• hassling
• rousing
• ballyragging
• bullyragging
• enraging
• unsettling
• hagriding
• badgering
• baiting
• inflaming
• distressing
• pestering
• discomposing
• enflaming
• exercising
• antagonizing
• maddening
• agitating
• harrying
• roiling
• incensing
• disquieting
• outraging
• undoing
• rankling
• perturbing
• discomforting
• deviling
• affronting
• unhinging
• fretting
• miffing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• placating
• appeasing
• obliging
• gratifying
• pleasing
• satisfying
• conciliating
• pacifying
• propitiating
• comforting
• mollifying
• reassuring
• soothing
• cheering
• assuring
• consoling
• delighting
• contenting
• quieting
• gladdening
• solacing