Synonyms of plagued

plagued 1 of 2

adjective

as in tormented

Related Words

• tormented
• provoked
• frustrated
• aggravated
• bedeviled
• tortured
• tested
• vexed
• harassed
• bothered
• harried
• tried
• badgered
• troubled
• irritated
• exasperated
• annoyed
• persecuted
• pestered
• hassled
• upset
• inconvenienced
• peeved
• perturbed
• displeased
• irked
• disturbed
• pinpricked
• angry
• angered
• infuriated
• haggled
• distressed
• galled
• outraged
• irate
• scunnered
• indignant
• narked
• inflamed
• put out
• rankled
• roiled
• steaming
• sore
• riled
• cross
• ireful
• irritable
• fretful
• resentful
• cantankerous
• mad
• teed off
• peevish
• petulant
• irascible
• dyspeptic
• bristly
• bilious
• testy
• piqued
• disapproving
• churlish
• snappish
• shirty
• grouchy
• grumpy
• huffy
• snuffy
• crabby
• touchy
• choleric
• ill-humored
• bearish
• cranky
• fussy

Dissimilar Words

• satisfied
• pleased
• happy
• content
• delighted
• calm
• serene
• placid
• tranquil
• peaceable
• pacific

plagued

2 of 2

verb

past tense of plague

as in afflicted

to cause persistent suffering to

plagued by a cough for all of last week

Synonyms & Similar Words

• afflicted
• persecuted
• tortured
• besieged
• cursed
• attacked
• beset
• bedeviled
• tormented
• troubled
• bothered
• racked
• harrowed
• disturbed
• agonized
• stung
• overwhelmed
• anguished
• struck
• pursued
• aggravated
• hurt
• annoyed
• excruciated
• assailed
• worried
• dogged
• oppressed
• hounded
• harassed
• irritated
• vexed
• upset
• pestered
• irked
• badgered
• rode
• tried
• exasperated
• bugged
• agitated
• stressed
• distressed
• stabbed
• griped
• perturbed
• grieved
• harried
• chafed
• disquieted
• molested
• strained
• riled
• peeved
• piqued
• victimized
• nettled
• crushed
• discomforted
• galled
• flustered
• overpowered
• pained
• put out
• tyrannized
• got
• grated
• pricked
• smote
• discomposed
• rasped
• smarted
• wrung
• martyred
• panged
• hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• helped
• aided
• assisted
• abetted
• relieved
• released
• delivered
• quieted
• soothed
• comforted
• contented
• consoled
• reprieved
• succored
• solaced

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of plagued

Verb

But the car has been plagued with unreliability, most of it affecting George Russell and not Kimi Antonelli (who now, like Button in 2009, has a commanding lead over everyone else in the driver’s championship). — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 24 Aug. 2026

Díaz, the club’s $69-million offseason prize, blew three save opportunities and was plagued by shaky outings after returning from elbow surgery. — Sam Farmer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026

He's revamped the Reflecting Pool, a project that's been plagued with problems. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026

Poliński said Zosia would likely have been blamed for misfortunes such as disease and famine that often plagued the region in the 17th century, which people sometimes attributed to supernatural activity by the dead. — Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

On Tuesday, yields around the world jumped to multi-year highs as fears around inflation and government borrowing, among others , plagued investors. — Sean Conlon, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026

Setbacks plagued the past two years, as Rice has only suited up in 12 total regular season games. — Jess Bryant, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

In a market historically plagued by operational errors from manual trade entry, that kind of interoperability materially reduces trade-booking risk and post-trade breaks. — Brian Bejile, Forbes.com, 20 Aug. 2026

Committee delays The county formed a committee, the Advisory Meeting on Public School Capacity, that was supposed to figure out how to fix the problem, but it's been plagued by delays filling its seats and only met for the first time last month. — Mike Hellgren, CBS News, 17 Aug. 2026