Need another word that means the same as “agonizing”? Find 18 synonyms and 30 related words for “agonizing” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Agonizing” are: agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturesome, torturing, torturous, racking, painful, acute, severe, intense, extreme, grievous, hellish, killing, searing, tormenting, piercing
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “agonizing” as an adjective can have the following definitions:
| acute | Denoting or designed for patients with an acute form of a disease. An acute sense of smell. |
| agonising | Extremely painful. |
| excruciating | Very embarrassing, awkward, or tedious. He explained the procedure in excruciating detail. |
| extreme | Most distant in any direction. The extreme north west of Scotland. |
| grievous | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. Grievous bodily harm. |
| harrowing | Acutely distressing. A harrowing film about racism and violence. |
| hellish | Of or like hell. Hellish weather. |
| intense | Extremely sharp or intense. Intense anxiety. |
| killing | Causing death. A killing schedule. |
| painful | Causing physical discomfort. Her ankle was very painful. |
| piercing | (of a sound) extremely high or loud. A tall blonde with piercing eyes. |
| racking | Causing great physical or mental suffering. |
| searing | Extremely hot or intense. A searing pain. |
| severe | Severely simple. A severe shortage of technicians. |
| tormenting | Inflicting severe physical or mental suffering. Peace from his tormenting thoughts. |
| torturesome | Extremely painful. |
| torturing | Extremely painful. |
| torturous | Characterized by, involving, or causing pain or suffering. A torturous five days of fitness training. |
| aching | Arousing, experiencing, or expressive of intense sorrow or longing. I write this letter with tears in my eyes and an aching heart. |
| biting | (of wind or cold) so cold as to be painful. A biting aphorism. |
| bitter | Beer that is strongly flavoured with hops and has a bitter taste brewed by top fermentation. A bitter struggle. |
| callus | Cause a callus to form on. The long march had callused his feet. |
| cultivator | A farm implement used to break up the surface of the soil (for aeration and weed control and conservation of moisture. Rotary cultivators are ideal in the kitchen garden. |
| disastrous | Highly unsuccessful. A disastrous fire swept through the museum. |
| distressing | Causing anxiety, sorrow or pain; upsetting. Distressing or disturbing news. |
| doleful | Causing grief or misfortune. A doleful look. |
| dolorous | Feeling or expressing great sorrow or distress. A dolorous and repetitive tale of atrocity. |
| excruciating | Extremely painful. Excruciating back pain. |
| frustrating | Discouraging by hindering. It can be very frustrating to find that the size you want isn t there. |
| grievous | Causing fear or anxiety by threatening great harm. A grievous loss. |
| harrowing | Extremely painful. It was a harrowing experience. |
| horrible | Very unpleasant. War is beyond all words horrible. |
| irksome | So lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness. An irksome journey. |
| lamentable | (of circumstances or conditions) very bad; deplorable. A lamentable decision. |
| mournful | Feeling, expressing, or inducing sadness, regret, or grief. Mournful music. |
| painful | Causing distress or trouble. A painful experience. |
| plaintive | Sounding sad and mournful. A plaintive cry. |
| poignant | Keenly distressing to the mind or feelings. A poignant reminder of the passing of time. |
| sad | Of things that make you feel sad Christina Rossetti. Feeling sad because his dog had died. |
| sore | (of a part of one’s body) painful or aching. We re in sore need of him. |
| sorrowful | Feeling or showing grief. She looked at him with sorrowful eyes. |
| stressful | Extremely irritating to the nerves. Corporate finance work can be stressful. |
| swollen | Characteristic of false pride; having an exaggerated sense of self-importance. So swollen by victory that he was unfit for normal duty. |
| tine | Prong on a fork or pitchfork or antler. |
| torturous | Extremely painful. A torturous five days of fitness training. |
| tragic | Very sad; especially involving grief or death or destruction. The shooting was a tragic accident. |
| traumatic | Psychologically painful. She was going through a traumatic divorce. |
| trying | Extremely irritating to the nerves. Fell upon trying times. |
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