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Synonyms & Antonyms of anguished
(Entry 1 of 2)
- an anguished cry
- the military's explanation of the accident did nothing to console the anguished widow
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- dirgelike,
- elegiac
- (also elegiacal),
- melancholy
- dejected,
- depressed,
- despondent,
- disconsolate,
- dispirited,
- downcast,
- downhearted,
- heartsick,
- heartsore,
- inconsolable,
- tearful
Near Antonyms for anguished
- ecstatic,
- elated,
- euphoric,
- exhilarated,
- giddy,
- heady,
- rapturous,
- rhapsodic
- (also rhapsodical)
anguished
verbSynonyms & Antonyms of anguished (Entry 2 of 2)
- she was anguished by the fear that her sons would die in the war
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- aggravated,
- agitated,
- annoyed,
- bothered,
- bugged,
- chafed,
- distressed,
- disturbed,
- exasperated,
- galled,
- got,
- grated,
- griped,
- hagrode,
- harassed,
- harried,
- irked,
- irritated,
- molested,
- nettled,
- peeved,
- pestered,
- piqued,
- put out,
- rasped,
- riled,
- vexed
- (also vext)
Near Antonyms for anguished
- I anguished over the loss of my father for years afterwards
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The first known use of anguished was in 1570
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