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rack

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of rack

1 a place set aside for sleeping

  • the clock struck midnight, signaling that it was time to hit the rack
Synonyms of rack

bed, bunk, doss [chiefly British], hay [slang], kip, lair [British dialect], pad, sack
Words Related to rack

bedstead, futon, mattress, pallet

bunk bed, cot, couch, daybed, feather bed, four-poster, hammock, Murphy bed, shakedown, sleigh bed, sofa, sofa bed, studio couch, trundle bed, water bed

bassinet, carry-cot [British], cradle, crib

2 a state of great suffering of body or mind

  • suffering the rack of a sprained ankle, the climber had to make his way back down the mountain to camp
  • felt the rack of regret after losing her temper with her teenagers
Synonyms of rack

affliction, agony, anguish, distress, excruciation, hurt, misery, pain, strait(s), torment, torture, travail, tribulation, woe
Words Related to rack

discomfort

cross, crucible, trial

heartache, heartbreak, joylessness, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness

emergency, pinch

asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor

ache, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twinge

danger, jeopardy, trouble
Near Antonyms of rack

comfort, consolation, solace

alleviation, assuagement, ease, relief

peace, security

well-being

rack

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of rack

1 to cause persistent suffering to

  • the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents
  • the country has been racked by years of civil war
Synonyms of rack

afflict, agonize, anguish, bedevil, beset, besiege, curse, excruciate, harrow, persecute, plague, torment, torture
Words Related to rack

assail, attack

badger, dog, hound, pursue, ride

aggravate, agitate, annoy, bother, bug, chafe, distress, disturb, exasperate, gall, get, grate, gripe, hagride, harass, harry, irk, irritate, molest, nettle, peeve, pester, pique, put out, rasp, rile, vex

discomfort, discompose, disquiet, fluster, grieve, perturb, strain, stress, trouble, try, upset, worry

crush, oppress, overpower, overwhelm, smite, strike, tyrannize, victimize

hurt, pain, pang, prick, smart, stab, sting, wring

martyr
Near Antonyms of rack

abet, aid, assist, help

deliver, release, relieve, reprieve

comfort, console, content, quiet, solace, soothe, succor

2 to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

  • she racked her brain trying to remember where sheʼd put the money
  • the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds
Synonyms of rack

pull, strain, stretch, wrench
Words Related to rack

fray, tax, weaken

damage, harm, hurt, impair, wound

batter, bruise, tear

cripple, lame, mangle, mutilate

Synonym Discussion of rack

afflict, try, torment, torture, rack mean to inflict on a person something that is hard to bear. afflict is a general term and applies to the causing of pain or suffering or of acute annoyance, embarrassment, or any distress.
    • ills that afflict the elderly
try suggests imposing something that strains the powers of endurance or of self-control.
    • children often try their parents' patience
torment suggests persecution or the repeated inflicting of suffering or annoyance.
    • a horse tormented by flies
torture adds the implication of causing unbearable pain or suffering.
    • tortured by a sense of guilt
rack stresses straining or wrenching.
    • a body racked by pain

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