rile (Meaning)
rile (v)
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations
make turbid by stirring up the sediments of
rile (v. t.)
To render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil.
To stir up in feelings; to make angry; to vex.
Synonyms & Antonyms of rile
Synonyms:
- get on one's nerves
- get one's goat
- discomfort
- rankle
- outrage
- nettle
- harry
- wear on
- incense
- enrage
- stick in one's craw
- hassle
- rouse
- bait
- nag
- devil
- harass
- unhinge
- inflame
- plague
- peeve
- enflame
- perturb
- distress
- antagonize
- undo
- discompose
- heckle
- madden
- put out
- rasp
- roil
- rub the wrong way
- exercise
- offend
- badger
- fret
- set one's teeth on edge
- pester
- disquiet
- upset
- affront
- unsettle
- agitate
Antonyms:
rile Sentence Examples
- The teacher's constant interruptions riled up the students and disrupted the lesson.
- The unfair treatment riled up the employees and led to a protest.
- The news of the company's downsizing riled up the stockholders and caused a sell-off.
- The politician's inflammatory speech riled up the crowd and sparked a riot.
- The opposing team's trash talk riled up the home team and fueled their determination.
- The delay in the train's arrival riled up the passengers and caused them to become agitated.
- The customer service agent's rudeness riled up the caller and escalated the situation.
- The loud noise from the neighbors riled up the sleeping baby and prevented it from getting any rest.
- The unfair grade on the test riled up the student and prompted them to challenge the professor.
- The constant bickering between the couple riled up their friends and made them hesitant to invite them out.
FAQs About the word rile
cause annoyance in; disturb, especially by minor irritations, make turbid by stirring up the sediments ofTo render turbid or muddy; to stir up; to roil., To sti
annoy, bug, bother, persecute, irritate, gripe, burn (up), get to, gall, provoke
please, please, placate, conciliate, pacify, appease, mollify,placate, oblige, oblige
The teacher's constant interruptions riled up the students and disrupted the lesson.
The unfair treatment riled up the employees and led to a protest.
The news of the company's downsizing riled up the stockholders and caused a sell-off.
The politician's inflammatory speech riled up the crowd and sparked a riot.
