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excruciating

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of excruciating

1 intensely or unbearably painful
  • He finally visited the doctor when the pain became excruciating.
Synonyms of excruciating

agonizing, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching
Words Related to excruciating

acute, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intense, vehement, violent

biting, cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp, shooting, smarting, stabbing, stinging, tearing, tingling
2 difficult to endure
  • the excruciating heat that the settlers faced as they crossed the deserts of the Southwest
Synonyms of excruciating

bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, grievous, grim, hard, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying
Words Related to excruciating

austere, bleak, comfortless, discomforting, forbidding, inhospitable, spartan, uncomfortable

rigorous, strict, stringent

agonizing, heartbreaking, heartrending, painful, wretched

crushing, grinding, overwhelming, wearing

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable

harrowing, tortuous

bad, disagreeable, hostile, unfriendly, unpleasant
Near Antonyms of excruciating

comfortable, cozy, luxurious, snug

agreeable, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant

peaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restful

bearable, endurable, painless, tolerable

balmy, calm, clement, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate
Antonyms of excruciating

easy, light, soft
3 hard to accept or bear especially emotionally
  • Most excruciating of all was the endless wait for news.
Synonyms of excruciating

afflicting, agonizing, bitter, cruel, galling, grievous, harrowing, harsh, heartrending, hurtful, painful, tormenting, torturous
Words Related to excruciating

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable

appalling, awful, bad, dire, dreadful, ghastly, horrible, miserable, nasty, rotten, severe, terrible, vile, wretched

acute, extreme, intense, piercing
Near Antonyms of excruciating

bearable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

livable (also liveable), sufferable, survivable

acceptable, allowable, reasonable
Antonyms of excruciating

gratifying, pleasing, sweet
4 extreme in degree, power, or effect
  • their excruciating grief
Synonyms of excruciating

acute, almighty, blistering, deep, dreadful, explosive, exquisite, fearful, fearsome, ferocious, fierce, frightful, furious, ghastly, hard, heavy, heavy-duty, intense, intensive, keen, profound, terrible, vehement, vicious, violent
Words Related to excruciating

accentuated, aggravated, concentrated, deepened

emphasized, enhanced, heightened, intensified, magnified

stressed

exhaustive, thorough

harsh, rigorous, severe
Near Antonyms of excruciating

feeble, weak

shallow, superficial

moderated, qualified

alleviated, eased, lightened, toned (down)

abated, decreased, diminished, lessened, reduced, subdued
Antonyms of excruciating

light, moderate, soft

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