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 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 Inarguably one of the best teams in the country annually, the Boilermakers had a string of March miseries. — Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 18 Mar. 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

In your first trimester, exercises like bear crawls, side planks and bird dogs can reduce aches and pains later in pregnancy, like pelvic girdle pain, sometimes called lightning crotch.

— Andee Tagle, NPR, 15 Aug. 2026
Only one thing gave Ruiz the kind of consolation that was truly the obverse of his physical pains, and that was the sacred figure of the Virgin Mary.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of pains

Noun

But fewer of us recall the nightmares induced by Return to Oz (1985), Disney’s loopy and genuinely frightening stab at a sequel.

— Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026
Practicing football with a two-foot-long, deadly snake inside your helmet is the stuff of nightmares.

— Mark Harris OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026

Definition of nightmares

Noun

While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
The institute Asher works for has used AI to tap into the memories of the oldest living creatures on earth (the giant sea turtle), unearthing testimony of the long history of mankind’s horrors.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 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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