Synonyms of tribulations

tribulations

noun

plural of tribulation

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind

a documentary chronicling the lasting tribulation of Holocaust survivors

Synonyms & Similar Words

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

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of tribulations

This restores a portion of their old fortune to Magdalen as well (from her deceased husband Noel), ending the Vanstones’ tribulations for good. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

In great detail and with candid memories, the book narrates the trials, tribulations, and tragedies from the band’s formation in 1984 through the current day, including emotional and personal reflections on the life and death of one of its own superheroes, Chris Cornell. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026

The new film, which is both written and directed by the franchise’s longtime screenwriter John Hamburg, sees Grande play Olivia Jones, the fiancé of Pam and Greg Focker’s son who now has to endure the tribulations of meeting the parents (and grandparents) before joining the family. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 15 Apr. 2026

That was Mark Critchley’s cue to interview Maguire about his tribulations in Manchester (and his harder times with the England national team, too). — Phil Hay, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Initially unsure of one another, Agnes and Daisy must nevertheless weather the common tribulations of girlhood together, which take on nightmarish new valences inside Gilead. — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Apr. 2026

The novel makes clear the particular tribulations faced by a biracial woman for whom claiming membership in either race inevitably means excluding the other. — Nicky Marsh, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026

The husband-and-wife filmmakers behind the Iranian doc short Cutting Through Rocks, who had faced their own tribulations, were right there. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 16 Mar. 2026

Ownership struggles, wars, economic collapses, and the ever-evolving tribulations of the automotive business brought constant change. — James Raia, Mercury News, 10 Mar. 2026