EXCRUCIATION Synonyms: 50 Similar and Opposite Words

excruciation

noun

Definition of excruciation

as in agony

a state of great suffering of body or mind had never experienced such excruciation as when he contracted shingles

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Noun

There are few harsher agonies than waiting, and throughout the great expanse of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, two riders felt that in very different ways.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
But for Roma, the agony for his missing son did not end that day.

— Danya Gainor, CNN Money, 11 Sep. 2026

Definition of agony

Noun

In years past, department statistics showed at least a third of all police shootings involved someone with obvious signs of emotional distress.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
The suit claims damages of false imprisonment, battery and intentional infliction of emotional distress.

— Theresa Clift, Sacbee.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of distress

Noun

Still, Joe feels responsible and apologizes to Michelle, who, despite probably being in horrific pain, is a very good sport about the whole thing.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
Because of the pain from tooth damage, the may have upped their betel nut consumption, ultimately worsening the addiction.

— Devika Rao, TheWeek, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of pain

Noun

His Lamb goes from a brash Yorkshire showman to a callous profiteer of human vice and misery, his cheeky smile becoming a vicious snarl.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 21 Sep. 2026
Sunday’s results, coupled with the trouncing in Saxony-Anhalt earlier this month, heap misery on an already beleaguered Merz.

— Sebastian Shukla, CNN Money, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of misery

Noun

That discomfort doesn’t automatically mean the decision is wrong.

— Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 20 Sep. 2026
In the case of immigration, Salazar is an outlier in her outspokenness but hardly alone in suggesting discomfort with the aggressive tactics of Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

— David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of discomfort

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