Synonyms of excruciating

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adjective

1

as in agonizing

intensely or unbearably painful

he finally visited the doctor when the pain became too excruciating to ignore

Synonyms & Similar Words

• agonizing
• wrenching
• torturous
• intense
• raging
• torturing
• harrowing
• extreme
• violent
• acute
• exquisite
• tormenting
• biting
• stabbing
• fierce
• racking
• tingling
• vehement
• stinging
• tearing
• piercing
• shooting
• penetrating
• sharp
• cutting
• smarting

2

as in searing

difficult to endure

the excruciating heat that the settlers faced as they crossed the deserts of the Southwest

Synonyms & Similar Words

• searing
• tough
• harsh
• brutal
• oppressive
• severe
• painful
• hard
• trying
• rough
• cruel
• grim
• onerous
• burdensome
• grievous
• inhuman
• heavy
• unbearable
• murderous
• bleak
• bitter
• agonizing
• uncomfortable
• rugged
• unpleasant
• stiff
• hardhanded
• rigorous
• overwhelming
• bad
• unendurable
• intolerable
• heartbreaking
• discomforting
• strict
• inhospitable
• spartan
• forbidding
• tortuous
• harrowing
• crushing
• insufferable
• austere
• grinding
• stringent
• biting
• comfortless
• inclement
• intemperate
• wretched
• heartrending
• wild
• insupportable
• wearing
• disagreeable
• hostile
• unfriendly

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• easy
• light
• soft
• pleasant
• comfortable
• luxurious
• agreeable
• friendly
• bearable
• tolerable
• cozy
• painless
• peaceful
• hospitable
• relaxing
• restful
• mild
• genial
• moderate
• gentle
• endurable
• calm
• snug
• balmy
• temperate
• reposeful
• clement

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• easy
• light
• soft
• pleasant
• comfortable
• luxurious
• agreeable
• friendly
• bearable
• tolerable
• cozy
• painless
• peaceful
• hospitable
• relaxing
• restful
• mild
• genial
• moderate
• gentle
• endurable
• calm
• snug
• balmy
• temperate
• reposeful
• clement

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3

as in painful

hard to accept or bear especially emotionally

most excruciating of all was the endless wait for news of any survivors of the plane crash

Synonyms & Similar Words

• painful
• harsh
• cruel
• torturous
• agonizing
• horrible
• harrowing
• terrible
• unbearable
• severe
• awful
• grievous
• bitter
• unacceptable
• hurtful
• dreadful
• tormenting
• intolerable
• galling
• afflicting
• heartrending
• intense
• appalling
• unendurable
• miserable
• bad
• extreme
• insufferable
• acute
• dire
• ghastly
• vile
• wretched
• nasty
• insupportable
• unsupportable
• piercing
• rotten

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• gratifying
• bearable
• sweet
• tolerable
• pleasing
• endurable
• sustainable
• acceptable
• survivable
• reasonable
• supportable
• allowable
• livable
• sufferable
• liveable

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• gratifying
• bearable
• sweet
• tolerable
• pleasing
• endurable
• sustainable
• acceptable
• survivable
• reasonable
• supportable
• allowable
• livable
• sufferable
• liveable

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4

as in intense

extreme in degree, power, or effect

the excruciating grief they felt upon the loss of their dear grandfather

Synonyms & Similar Words

• intense
• intensive
• terrible
• fierce
• ferocious
• deep
• furious
• profound
• acute
• dreadful
• heavy
• violent
• ghastly
• vicious
• exquisite
• frightful
• blistering
• explosive
• fearful
• hellacious
• fearsome
• intensified
• hard
• vehement
• heightened
• almighty
• aggravated
• severe
• harsh
• keen
• accentuated
• exhaustive
• concentrated
• magnified
• deepened
• enhanced
• heavy-duty
• stressed
• thorough
• emphasized
• rigorous

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• moderate
• weak
• feeble
• light
• soft
• superficial
• eased
• shallow
• reduced
• diminished
• decreased
• subdued
• qualified
• toned (down)
• moderated
• lessened
• alleviated
• lightened
• abated

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• moderate
• weak
• feeble
• light
• soft
• superficial
• eased
• shallow
• reduced
• diminished
• decreased
• subdued
• qualified
• toned (down)
• moderated
• lessened
• alleviated
• lightened
• abated

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excruciating

2 of 2

verb

present participle of excruciate

as in plaguing

to cause persistent suffering to

she has long been excruciated by an undiagnosed pain in her knee

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plaguing
• afflicting
• agonizing
• persecuting
• torturing
• harrowing
• anguishing
• tormenting
• cursing
• besieging
• troubling
• bothering
• stinging
• bedeviling
• attacking
• besetting
• racking
• aggravating
• overwhelming
• annoying
• exasperating
• disturbing
• irritating
• distressing
• striking
• discomforting
• vexing
• worrying
• disquieting
• upsetting
• badgering
• pursuing
• galling
• harassing
• irking
• chafing
• grieving
• trying
• hurting
• perturbing
• nettling
• griping
• hounding
• stabbing
• grating
• dogging
• assailing
• stressing
• pestering
• riding
• harrying
• smarting
• bugging
• overpowering
• straining
• agitating
• rasping
• oppressing
• crushing
• molesting
• paining
• riling
• pricking
• smiting
• flustering
• peeving
• victimizing
• tyrannizing
• panging
• putting out
• piquing
• wringing
• discomposing
• hagriding
• getting
• martyring

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• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• relieving
• abetting
• comforting
• delivering
• soothing
• releasing
• consoling
• quieting
• solacing
• contenting
• succoring
• reprieving

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• assisting
• aiding
• helping
• relieving
• abetting
• comforting
• delivering
• soothing
• releasing
• consoling
• quieting
• solacing
• contenting
• succoring
• reprieving

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