Synonyms of tortured

tortured 1 of 2

adjective

as in tormented

Related Words

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

Dissimilar Words

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

tortured

2 of 2

verb

past tense of torture

1

as in persecuted

to cause persistent suffering to

the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

2

as in distorted

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition

tortured her naturally straight hair into curls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorted
• deformed
• contorted
• screwed
• curled
• warped
• disfigured
• misshaped
• defaced
• squinched
• wound
• coiled
• wrenched
• looped
• wrung
• spiraled
• twined
• wrested
• wreathed

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightened
• uncurled
• unbent

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tortured

Adjective

Natalie Portman famously saw a twisted version of herself in mirrors as part of her Oscar-winning performance as a tortured ballerina in Black Swan. — Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 17 July 2026

It’s held together beautifully by Bailey, who’s easy to root for as the tortured protagonist, and, as one half (along with her sister) of the musical duo Chloe x Halle, knows a thing or two about the musician’s plight. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 26 June 2026

Superman pops in for a couple of cute scenes along the way, while another DC side character, the alien and bounty hunter Lobo (Jason Momoa), appears as a tortured bit of universe-building. — David Sims, The Atlantic, 26 June 2026

Hunter Biden is mixing it up with admirers and critics on social media, while Jill Biden is rehashing the tortured saga of the last presidential race in a new memoir. — ABC News, 6 June 2026

While staying faithful to the gothic tone and thrust of the story, the second book in the series once again turned the narrative in on itself by front-loading the perspective of chaos personified, Louis’ tortured and torturous lover, Lestat de Lioncourt. — Alex Zalben, IndieWire, 3 June 2026

The track is bookended by audio of a woman who sells plasma to fund her shopping addiction, a parallel to Skeletrix’s depiction of his plight as a tortured artist. — Olivier Lafontant, Pitchfork, 15 May 2026

While Naverrette flawlessly plays Nikki as being possessed by a sinister spirit who’s obsessed with Bear, her performance also includes tortured outbursts as the real Nikki sporadically breaks free from her subconscious to react in horror as her friend takes advantage of the situation. — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 15 May 2026

The report contains nearly 300 pages documenting mass rape, tortured families, mutilation of bodies and murder. — Bobby Zirkin, Baltimore Sun, 14 May 2026

Verb

Where the film diverts from the norm lies in the unique, complicated characters and their weird, tortured even touching relationships. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 16 July 2026

Along these routes, the bulldozers piled up mounds to enclose fortified compounds, military outposts and detention facilities where Palestinians were interrogated and tortured. — Literary Hub, 16 July 2026

Throughout the movie, Odysseus is tortured by flashbacks to that attack’s barbarism and chaos. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 15 July 2026

In 2017, Ojeda and other young dissident officers had been jailed and tortured in Venezuela. — Sebastian Rotella, ProPublica, 10 July 2026

Walker was abducted, raped, tortured and murdered after attending a Valentine’s Day dance with her boyfriend. — Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

The actual abduction was committed, according to the feds, by supermarket owner Abu Chowdhury — who’s accused of heading a kidnapping ring that also snatched and tortured two men who crossed his vengeful wife, Iffat Lubna. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 4 July 2026

It’s loosely based on an actual Chilean colony where German expatriates tortured prisoners at the behest of General Pinochet. — Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 1 July 2026

The brutal nature of her murder—she was believed to have been tortured, and her body was cut in half and provocatively posed—helped spark a media frenzy. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 29 June 2026