Need another word that means the same as “throes”? Find 11 synonyms and 30 related words for “throes” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Throes” are: agony, pain, paroxysm, pangs, suffering, torture, torment, anguish, distress, hardship, struggle
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “throes” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| agony | A state of acute pain. His last agony. |
| anguish | Severe mental or physical pain or suffering. She shut her eyes in anguish. |
| distress | Extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. A company in financial distress. |
| hardship | Something that causes or entails suffering. A life of hardship. |
| pain | Highly unpleasant physical sensation caused by illness or injury. The pain of loneliness. |
| pangs | A sharp spasm of pain. Pangs of regret. |
| paroxysm | A sudden uncontrollable attack. Paroxysms of ataxia and shaking. |
| struggle | An open clash between two opposing groups (or individuals. The struggle to get through the crowd exhausted her. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. Weapons that cause unnecessary suffering. |
| torment | A feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented. The journey must have been a torment for them. |
| torture | Unbearable physical pain. A torture chamber. |
| ache | Feel intense sadness or compassion. She ached for a cigarette. |
| adversity | A difficult or unpleasant situation. Debt ridden farmers struggling with adversity. |
| affliction | A cause of pain or harm. A crippling affliction of the nervous system. |
| agony | The final stages of a difficult or painful death. He crashed to the ground in agony. |
| alas | By bad luck. Alas I cannot stay. |
| anguish | Cause emotional anguish or make miserable. Philip gave a cry of anguish. |
| annoyed | Troubled persistently especially with petty annoyances. I got very annoyed watching the film. |
| concussion | A violent shock as from a heavy blow. Nothing more serious than a mild concussion. |
| contusion | An injury that doesn’t break the skin but results in some discoloration. Vigorously shaking the head back and forth can produce contusions to the soft structure of the brain. |
| disable | Put out of action. It s an injury that could disable somebody for life. |
| distress | Bring into difficulties or distress especially financial hardship. A distress call. |
| distressed | Suffering from extreme anxiety, sorrow, or pain. Distressed companies need loans and technical advice. |
| harass | Subject to aggressive pressure or intimidation. Harass the enemy. |
| hurt | Hurt the feelings of. Ow You re hurting me. |
| injure | Cause damage or affect negatively. The explosion injured several people. |
| lacerate | Irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn. The point had lacerated his neck. |
| maul | Split wood with a maul and wedges. The body was badly mauled in battle. |
| misery | A person who is constantly miserable or discontented. The misery and wretchedness of those slums is intolerable. |
| pain | Cause mental or physical pain to. She took pains to see that everyone ate well. |
| scarred | Blemished by injury or rough wear. A face scarred by anxiety. |
| suffer | Undergo or suffer. France will no longer suffer the existing government. |
| suffering | Psychological suffering. Suffering refugees. |
| throb | A deep pulsating type of pain. The crowded streets throbbed with life. |
| trauma | A deeply distressing or disturbing experience. Many experience the trauma of divorce. |
| troubled | Showing distress or anxiety. Troubled areas. |
| twinge | Squeeze tightly between the fingers. Stop the exercises if the tummy twinges. |
| upset | The act of upsetting something. With everything so upset. |
| woe | Misery resulting from affliction. To add to his woes customers have been spending less. |
| wounded | People who are wounded. They had to leave the wounded where they fell. |
| wretchedness | The quality of being poor and inferior and sorry. The wretchedness for which these prisons became known. |
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