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wrenching

adjective

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrenching

intensely or unbearably painful

forced to make the emotionally wrenching decision to place her mother in a nursing home

Synonyms of wrenching

agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous

Words Related to wrenching

acute, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intense, vehement, violent

biting, cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp, shooting, smarting, stabbing, stinging, tearing, tingling

wrenching

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of wrenching

a forceful rotating or pulling motion for the purpose of dislodging something

after a lot of wrenching and tugging, the plumber managed to pull the stubborn pipe free

Synonyms of wrenching

twist, twisting, wrench, wresting, wringing

Words Related to wrenching

draft, draw, extraction, pull, tug, yank

dislocation, displacement

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