rankle
2 synonyms and 2 antonyms for rankle, grouped by meaning and by how common each one is.
Verb — To keep causing annoyance or resentment over time.
Synonyms
Rare, literary or technical
Precise, but they will stand out — check the sense before using one.
Antonyms
Etymology
From Middle English ranklen, ranclen, from Old French rancler, räoncler, draoncler (“to ulcerate, to form a boil”), from Old French draoncle (“a boil”), from Latin dracunculus (“little serpent”), diminutive of Latin dracō (“serpent, dragon”).
Full origin of rankle →