as in to annoy
to disturb the peace of mind of (someone) especially by repeated disagreeable acts
seeing people violate smoking bans really burns me up
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Antonyms & Near Antonyms
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for burn (up)
Verb
-
There is no sound, and Helen begins to get annoyed.—
Sadia Shepard, New Yorker, 11 Jan. 2026
-
Luis is frankly annoyed by this type of music.—
Verb
-
Take a seat on an icy throne—the cold never bothered you anyway.—
-
Don’t bother wasting your money—using it more than once a day won’t yield ‘better’ or faster results.—
Verb
-
That thing’s been bugging on him for a while.—
-
Check the head and base and foot of the bed, peeling back the top sheet to look for evidence on mattress covers, box springs, dust ruffles, and the headboard—and most importantly, the mattress seams and piping because bed bugs like to hide in cracks and crevices.—
Verb
-
These changes to the fabric’s texture can also irritate delicate skin.—
-
To ensure the materials were safe for biological use, the friction layers was tested on a rabbit’s eye, where the device maintained its charge without irritating.—
Verb
-
Open Doors is a global Christian charity supporting Christians persecuted for their faith.—
-
Most commonly, people felt they were being persecuted via their electronics – that their Wi-Fi networks, computers or cellphones had been hacked or implanted with tracking devices.—
Verb
-
Want to get ahead at work with AI?—
-
After a turnover by the Kraken in the neutral zone back across the blue line, Carrick got the puck, skated into the left circle and beat Grubauer low on the blocker side.—
Verb
-
Following their December meeting and their split-decision to cut rates, some policymakers favored cuts to head off further weakness in the labor market, and others thought that the easing had gone far enough and threatens to aggravate inflation.—
-
Ahead of the front, temperatures surged into the 80s, breaking daily heat records over the past two days, while breezy conditions spread a haze of cedar pollen across Austin, aggravating seasonal allergies for many residents.—
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Burn (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/burn%20%28up%29. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
