Obliging and Rankled

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Obliging adjective - Willing to do a favor.

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Rankled is an antonym for obliging.

Rankled adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Usage example: our supervisor was rankled by all the unexpected delays and problems we ran into

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Obliging is an antonym for rankled.

Nearby Word: rankling

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Rankled and Obliging. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 15, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/obliging/rankled

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