Synonyms of racks

racks 1 of 2

noun

plural of rack

1

as in beds

a place set aside for sleeping

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• beds
• couches
• bunks
• mattresses
• sacks
• sofas
• pallets
• pads
• kips
• cribs
• dosses
• hays
• lairs
• bedsteads
• futons
• hammocks
• cots
• studio couches
• bunk beds
• cradles
• daybeds
• water beds
• sofa beds
• bassinets
• feather beds
• Murphy beds
• trundle beds
• sleigh beds
• four-posters
• shakedowns
• carry-cots

2

as in pains

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 & Similar Words

• pains
• distresses
• agonies
• miseries
• tortures
• anguishes
• torments
• woes
• tribulations
• straits
• hurts
• pangs
• sorrows
• excruciations
• travails
• crucibles
• afflictions
• crosses
• discomforts
• dangers
• emergencies
• hardships
• heartbreaks
• heartaches
• trials
• troubles
• aches
• rigors
• difficulties
• stitches
• asperities
• pinches
• throes
• twinges
• jeopardies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consolations
• solaces
• comforts
• eases
• reliefs
• securities
• assuagements
• alleviations
• peaces
• well-beings

racks

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of rack

1

as in plagues

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 & Similar Words

• plagues
• persecutes
• afflicts
• tortures
• attacks
• besieges
• torments
• curses
• bothers
• harrows
• bedevils
• stings
• besets
• troubles
• anguishes
• agonizes
• rides
• strikes
• excruciates
• grates
• pursues
• dogs
• overwhelms
• hounds
• tries
• assails
• distresses
• disturbs
• discomposes
• nettles
• molests
• pains
• bugs
• aggravates
• annoys
• stresses
• worries
• badgers
• hurts
• harasses
• galls
• stabs
• oppresses
• riles
• piques
• gripes
• chafes
• harries
• rasps
• pesters
• smarts
• flusters
• irks
• crushes
• strains
• upsets
• perturbs
• grieves
• irritates
• puts out
• peeves
• agitates
• pricks
• victimizes
• smites
• tyrannizes
• hagrides
• vexes
• gets
• exasperates
• martyrs
• discomforts
• overpowers
• disquiets
• wrings
• pangs

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aids
• assists
• helps
• abets
• contents
• releases
• delivers
• relieves
• consoles
• comforts
• soothes
• quiets
• reprieves
• solaces
• succors

2

as in pulls

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money

the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulls
• damages
• bruises
• stretches
• strains
• hurts
• wrenches
• weakens
• wounds
• tears
• taxes
• impairs
• batters
• harms
• lames
• cripples
• frays
• mangles
• mutilates

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racks

Noun

At an Equinix data center in San Jose, California, CNBC got an up-close look at the closed-loop liquid cooling system used to keep temperatures down in a row of eight Nvidia Grace Blackwell racks owned by AI marketing startup Alembic. — Katie Tarasov, CNBC, 5 Nov. 2026

One of Eckerle’s favorite recent hacks are wire cooling racks on the interior bottom of wooden storage bins. — Gabriela Ulloa, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026

Sandals has free bikes to borrow, from the many racks dotted around the property. — James Rampton, TheWeek, 3 Nov. 2026

The November 3 demonstration focuses on a center-console side-cover sorting workstation, where the machines repeatedly handle components and move them between containers and storage racks. — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026

With the wool industry in decline after decades of drought, overgrazing and soaring production costs, some ranchers are betting on a different kind of shed — filled not with fleece but with blinking racks of servers. — ABC News, 2 Nov. 2026

The next generation of data center racks are more often using optical cables to carry the data between GPUs. — Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Verb

The Portland, Oregon, dad and former elementary school physical education teacher now regularly racks in millions of views on videos showing the bike bus commute. — Dylan Wells, Washington Post, 25 Mar. 2026

Radford Studio Center, the storied movie lot that gave Studio City its name, is in financial distress and is expected to be returned to lenders as declining film and television production racks the entertainment industry. — Angelica Jade Bastién, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025