Synonyms of torturing

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adjective

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
• torturous
• agonizing
• excruciating
• intense
• tormenting
• raging
• violent
• biting
• racking
• harrowing
• extreme
• acute
• stabbing
• exquisite
• fierce
• tearing
• shooting
• penetrating
• piercing
• cutting
• vehement
• stinging
• sharp
• tingling
• 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
• distortion
• deformity
• screwing
• 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
• besieging
• attacking
• cursing
• bothering
• excruciating
• agonizing
• harrowing
• bedeviling
• racking
• anguishing
• besetting
• stinging
• troubling
• harassing
• pursuing
• oppressing
• molesting
• disturbing
• assailing
• striking
• hounding
• badgering
• pestering
• aggravating
• hurting
• trying
• distressing
• riding
• bugging
• annoying
• stabbing
• dogging
• irritating
• worrying
• agitating
• tyrannizing
• harrying
• riling
• upsetting
• victimizing
• exasperating
• stressing
• grieving
• overwhelming
• irking
• perturbing
• nettling
• discomforting
• crushing
• griping
• smiting
• vexing
• disquieting
• grating
• chafing
• piquing
• pricking
• straining
• overpowering
• rasping
• galling
• smarting
• getting
• paining
• putting out
• wringing
• flustering
• peeving
• martyring
• discomposing
• hagriding
• panging

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

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

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
• squinching
• defacing
• winding
• coiling
• looping
• spiralling
• spiraling
• twining
• wrenching
• wringing
• wresting
• wreathing

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightening
• uncurling
• unbending