EXCRUCIATIONS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

excruciations

noun

plural of excruciation

as in pains

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

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Noun

During the chaos, two people suffered minor injuries and a third had chest pains, according to Chronister.

— Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 5 Nov. 2026
Some wet their beds, experience chest pains, or cry out at night.

— CBS News, CBS News, 2 Nov. 2026

Definition of pains

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
Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of agonies

Noun

Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of miseries

Noun

Lambert appeared to share his condo woes, including photos and an engineering report, on an X site titled OfMiceandMold.

— River Zhang, Los Angeles Times, 12 Nov. 2026
Nvidia's woes also come at a sensitive time for the AI industry, which has already faced investor concerns about a potential slowdown.

— Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 12 Nov. 2026

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