Cutting
Cutting adjective - Causing intense discomfort to one's skin.
Irritating and cutting are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Irritating" instead an adjective "Cutting".
Irritating
Irritating adjective - Causing annoyance.
Cutting and irritating are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Cutting" instead an adjective "Irritating".
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Danny later gets in on the act after constantly irritating Angel with questions about high-speed chases (he probably got his license after cutting his teeth on those very roads, too.) Badass Grandpa: The NWA.
Source: Film / Hot Fuzz
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Irritating and Cutting. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/irritating
Cutting & Irritating. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/irritating>.
Irritating or Cutting. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/cutting/irritating.
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