Rankled and Sore

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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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Sore and rankled are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sore" instead an adjective "Rankled".

Nearby Word: rankling

Sore adjective - Feeling or showing anger.

Usage example: promise not to get sore if I tell you what I really think of your new hairstyle?

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Rankled and sore are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Rankled" instead an adjective "Sore".

Nearby Words: soreness, soring, sored

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