Synonyms of torturing

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adjective

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as in wrenching

intensely or unbearably painful

watched the final torturing moments of the game as the lead constantly shifted between the two teams

Synonyms & Similar Words

• wrenching
• agonizing
• raging
• torturous
• excruciating
• intense
• tormenting
• stabbing
• biting
• violent
• racking
• harrowing
• extreme
• shooting
• acute
• exquisite
• tearing
• fierce
• cutting
• penetrating
• piercing
• tingling
• stinging
• vehement
• sharp
• smarting

torturing

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noun

as in deformation

the twisting of something out of a natural or normal shape or condition

fans of the natural look frown on the torturing of garden trees and shrubs into fantastic shapes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• deformation
• screwing
• distortion
• deformity
• warping
• contortion
• misshaping
• squinching
• disfigurement
• defacement
• malformation

torturing

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verb

present participle of torture

1

as in persecuting

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

• persecuting
• plaguing
• afflicting
• tormenting
• attacking
• besieging
• cursing
• bothering
• agonizing
• excruciating
• anguishing
• bedeviling
• racking
• harrowing
• besetting
• stinging
• troubling
• harassing
• oppressing
• molesting
• pursuing
• assailing
• disturbing
• hounding
• badgering
• pestering
• stabbing
• aggravating
• hurting
• bugging
• tyrannizing
• striking
• annoying
• irritating
• trying
• dogging
• riding
• distressing
• victimizing
• riling
• agitating
• harrying
• worrying
• exasperating
• upsetting
• overwhelming
• stressing
• irking
• grieving
• nettling
• perturbing
• discomforting
• crushing
• smiting
• disquieting
• vexing
• griping
• grating
• pricking
• piquing
• overpowering
• chafing
• straining
• martyring
• getting
• rasping
• galling
• smarting
• paining
• flustering
• wringing
• peeving
• discomposing
• putting out
• hagriding
• panging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aiding
• assisting
• helping
• abetting
• relieving
• delivering
• releasing
• consoling
• contenting
• comforting
• soothing
• quieting
• solacing
• succoring
• reprieving

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• aiding
• assisting
• helping
• abetting
• relieving
• delivering
• releasing
• consoling
• contenting
• comforting
• soothing
• quieting
• solacing
• succoring
• reprieving

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2

as in distorting

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

tortured her naturally straight hair into curls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorting
• screwing
• deforming
• contorting
• curling
• warping
• misshaping
• disfiguring
• defacing
• squinching
• coiling
• looping
• winding
• wrenching
• wringing
• twining
• spiraling
• wresting
• wreathing
• spiralling

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending