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

Fashion’s relationship with art is a conundrum that’s plagued the minds of some of its greatest auteurs. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 3 Oct. 2026

Taking the Long Way was never going to be country enough for some, but that was something the Chicks were always plagued with, even in their early busking days on the streets of Dallas. — Marissa R. Moss, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026

The report found that extreme overcrowding and abuse plagued the facilities. — Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2026

After being plagued with drought and later flooding this year, Arizona, Utah, New Mexico and Texas could receive inches of rain. — Martín Silva Rey, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026

But the problems that plagued Burnham’s predecessor, including over immigration, the economic impact of the Iran war and rising geopolitical tensions, cannot be fixed by optimism alone. — Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

Mexico has been plagued by cartel violence that has killed or left missing over half a million people in just a few decades, according to the government's estimates. — CBS News, 29 Sep. 2026

Residents of the area were bracing themselves, plagued by the uncertainty of what was to come. — Megan Janetsky, Chicago Tribune, 28 Sep. 2026

The pic has Lange playing the emotionally troubled and addiction-plagued matriarch Mary Tyrone. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 25 Sep. 2026