verb
make angry
Synonyms: abet, abrade, affront, aggravate, anger, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, enrage, exasperate, exercise, foment, fret, gall, get, get on one’s nerves, get under one’s skin, grate, hit where one lives, incense, incite, inflame, infuriate, insult, irk, irritate, madden, make blood boil, make waves, nag, offend, perturb, pique, put out, raise, rile, roil, ruffle, set, set on, try one’s patience, upset, vex, whip up, work into lather, work up
Antonyms: delight, make happy, please
verb
start, evoke; stimulate
Synonyms: animate, arouse, awaken, begin, bestir, bring about, bring down, bring on, bring to one’s feet, build up, call forth, cause, challenge, draw forth, electrify, elicit, enthuse, excite, fire, fire up, galvanize, generate, give rise to, incite, induce, inflame, innervate, innerve, inspire, instigate, kindle, lead to, make, motivate, move, occasion, pique, precipitate, prime, produce, promote, prompt, quicken, rally, rouse, roust, stir, suscitate, thrill, titillate, titivate, waken, whet
Antonyms: end, halt, prevent, stop