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Excruciating
/ɛkˈskɹuːʃiːeɪtɪŋ/
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
📖 Definitions of "Excruciating"
adjective
- 1
Causing great pain or anguish, agonizing
- 2
Exceedingly intense; extreme
🔄 Synonyms of "Excruciating"
6 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.
| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| harrowingnoun | (formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying. |
| agonizingnoun | Causing physical or mental agony. |
| painful | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| torturous | Painful, excruciating, torturing. |
| torturingnoun | An act of torture |
| torturesome | Characterised or marked by torture; torturous. |
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Excruciating"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| agonizingnoun | Causing physical or mental agony. |
| harrowingnoun | (formal) Causing pain or distress; harrying. |
| painful | Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental. |
| torturingnoun | An act of torture |
| torturesome | Characterised or marked by torture; torturous. |
| torturous | Painful, excruciating, torturing. |
| agonisingnoun | Causing agony; very painful |
| horrifying | Tending to inspire horror; that horrifies; horrific. |
| bitternoun | Having an acrid taste (usually from a basic substance). |
| horriblenoun | Causing horror; terrible; shocking. |
| gruesome | Repellently frightful and shocking; ghastly, horrific. |
| horrific | Causing horror; horrifying. |
| dreadfulnoun | Genuinely horrific, awful, or alarming; dangerous, risky. |
| brutal | Savagely violent, vicious, ruthless, or cruel, often in an unintelligent manner. |
| terrible | Very unpleasant; disagreeable. |
| appalling | Extremely unfavorable; terrible. |
| atrocious | Very bad; abominable, disgusting. |
| horrendous | Extremely bad; awful; terrible. |
| witheringnoun | Diminishing rapidly. |
| outrageous | Violating morality or decency; provoking indignation or affront. |
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