Synonyms of agonized

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adjective

ˈa-gə-ˌnīzd 

as in weeping

expressing or suggesting mourning

one look at his agonized, tearful eyes and it was clear that something was terribly wrong

Synonyms & Similar Words

• weeping
• mournful
• heartbroken
• funeral
• anguished
• grieving
• wailing
• bitter
• aching
• sad
• sorrowful
• tearful
• unhappy
• melancholy
• plaintive
• doleful
• regretful
• lamentable
• sorry
• lugubrious
• dolorous
• crying
• rueful
• depressed
• somber
• woeful
• plangent
• funereal
• dark
• morbid
• bleak
• bewailing
• deploring
• bemoaning
• dolesome
• keening
• pathetic
• dejected
• elegiac
• miserable
• disconsolate
• inconsolable
• heartsick
• dispirited
• despondent
• downcast
• groaning
• crestfallen
• darkening
• woebegone
• bleeding
• careworn
• moody
• gloomy
• forlorn
• moaning
• suffering
• desolate
• glum
• howling
• brokenhearted
• piteous
• gray
• black
• sullen
• cheerless
• downhearted
• wretched
• morose
• low-spirited
• dirgelike
• heartsore
• dismal
• pessimistic
• low
• joyless
• bawling
• saturnine
• dreary
• yammering
• comfortless
• triste

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• happy
• triumphant
• joyful
• delighted
• cheerful
• laughing
• smiling
• bright
• cheery
• joyous
• rejoicing
• exulting
• blissful
• merry
• glorying
• hopeful
• mirthful
• optimistic
• jolly
• buoyant
• encouraging
• cheering
• blithe
• lighthearted
• ecstatic
• giddy
• rapturous
• rhapsodic
• euphoric
• heady
• blithesome
• jocund
• elated
• exhilarated

agonized

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verb

past tense of agonize

1

as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to

got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plagued
• persecuted
• afflicted
• tortured
• besieged
• anguished
• tormented
• cursed
• attacked
• bothered
• bedeviled
• harrowed
• troubled
• racked
• beset
• stung
• excruciated
• overwhelmed
• disturbed
• struck
• pursued
• annoyed
• exasperated
• assailed
• aggravated
• irritated
• worried
• vexed
• badgered
• harassed
• dogged
• grieved
• hounded
• agitated
• distressed
• pained
• harried
• oppressed
• tried
• upset
• disquieted
• hurt
• griped
• irked
• pestered
• perturbed
• stressed
• nettled
• peeved
• discomforted
• chafed
• stabbed
• riled
• rode
• flustered
• rasped
• molested
• victimized
• galled
• bugged
• discomposed
• strained
• grated
• tyrannized
• piqued
• put out
• smarted
• crushed
• pricked
• martyred
• smote
• wrung
• overpowered
• panged
• got
• hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• abetted
• relieved
• delivered
• released
• comforted
• contented
• quieted
• consoled
• soothed
• reprieved
• solaced
• succored

2

as in grieved

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieved
• mourned
• ached
• sighed
• anguished
• sorrowed
• cried
• sobbed
• wept
• suffered
• hurt
• bled
• groaned
• tormented
• tortured
• moaned
• ate one's heart out
• smarted
• bewailed
• tore one's hair
• lamented
• longed (for)
• blubbered
• howled
• racked
• regretted
• deplored
• pined (away)
• bemoaned
• wailed
• bawled
• languished
• rued
• keened
• yowled
• yammered
• took on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughed
• cheered
• rejoiced
• delighted
• exulted
• triumphed
• gloried
• beamed
• ravished
• crowed
• assured
• sympathized
• comforted
• reassured
• consoled
• joyed
• soothed
• commiserated
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of agonized

Adjective

Among agonized grunts and huffs, Probst narrated the fumbles. — Sarah Grant, New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2026

His character in The Narrow Road to the Deep North could not be further from that, and his believability as an agonized Japanese major struggling with his orders is a sign of Kasamatsu’s broadening range. — Kathryn Vanarendonk, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025

Verb

The Look An admittedly anxious and insecure person, Keaton agonized about her looks from an early age. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 26 Dec. 2025

Cassidy agonized about supporting Kennedy’s confirmation due to his record of anti-vaccine views, but ultimately cast the deciding vote for his nomination after receiving assurances about vaccine policy. — Nathaniel Weixel, The Hill, 21 Nov. 2025