MISERIES Synonyms: 73 Similar and Opposite Words

miseries

noun

plural of misery

as in agonies

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness the flood brought misery to the many hundreds whom it had made homeless

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as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind a medication that promises to provide greater relief to those living in chronic misery because of arthritis

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Recent Examples of miseries 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 The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026 The parallels between Ines’ dilemma and that of a nation being asked to lick its wounds in silence — in the name of moving on from past miseries — are present but elusive. — Jessica Kiang, Variety, 14 May 2026 For those millions of Americans, spring weather brings sniffles, itchy eyes, asthma exacerbation, and other miseries, with effects ranging from mild symptoms to serious medical emergencies. — Keerti Gopal, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026 Dengler endured endless torture and other miseries — escaping from prison was just the beginning of his ordeal in the jungle — but Bale plays him as a determined optimist, an indomitable spirit that cannot be crushed. — Tim Grierson, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2026 This week’s massive winter storm dumped more than a foot of snow on at least 19 states, including those like Texas and Tennessee that are less prepared to deal with the miseries of winter weather. — Amy Feldman, Forbes.com, 28 Jan. 2026 The victims of prejudice and inequality are always the best guardians of the ramparts that sustain those miseries. — Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 23 Nov. 2025

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Noun

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
The reticence of Cartland’s heroes belies agonies of loneliness.

— Simon Perry, PEOPLE, 18 June 2026

Definition of agonies

Noun

If 2024 was the growing-pains season, when Caitlin Clark and Angel Reese entered as rookies and were still paid around $75,000, 2025 was defined by impending CBA negotiations.

— Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 4 Sep. 2026
West Nile symptoms A full 80% of those infected may not show symptoms, but 20% have flu-like symptoms, such as a fever with headache, body aches, joint pains, vomiting, diarrhea, rash or fatigue.

— Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of pains

Noun

Its heroine, Calypso, wakes up each day to find her dreams – or nightmares – become part of her real life.

— Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
In outline, these are elegant Bond-villain machines for faceless, leaderless, pervasive espionage and assassination, the stuff of paranoid nightmares and stochastic violence.

— Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of nightmares

Noun

For Everton fans hoping this game would draw a line under the existential horrors of transfer deadline day earlier in the week, this was a positive outcome.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026
For years, Germany has built its identity on its leadership role in a broader and more open Europe and on its culture of remembrance – keeping the horrors of the Nazi regime ever fresh in thought.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of horrors

Noun

Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.

— Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of tortures

Noun

So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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