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torturing

ADJECTIVE

agonizing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

excruciating harrowing intense tortuous

STRONG

disturbing heart-wrenching racking struggling tearing tormenting

WEAK

extreme fierce vehement violent

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pleasant pleasing

ADJECTIVE

anguishing

Synonyms

STRONG

agonizing excruciating harrowing suffering

WEAK

painful torturous

Antonyms

STRONG

pleasant pleasing

ADJECTIVE

excruciating

Synonyms

STRONGEST

acute agonizing exquisite grueling harrowing intense searing severe unbearable

STRONG

burning chastening consuming piercing punishing racking rending shooting stabbing tearing tormenting

WEAK

extreme insufferable sharp torturesome unendurable violent

Antonyms

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calm dull easy facile mild

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bearable endurable helpful pleasant pleasing soothing

ADJECTIVE

harrowing

Synonyms

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agonizing chilling distressing disturbing excruciating heart-wrenching heartbreaking painful terrifying torturous traumatic

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alarming racking soaring tearing tormenting

WEAK

heart-rending nerve-racking

Antonyms

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pleasant

WEAK

calming pleasing unfrightening

ADJECTIVE

tormenting

Synonyms

STRONG

agonizing anguishing distressing disturbing excruciating harrowing heart-wrenching racking struggling suffering tearing

WEAK

extreme fierce intense tortuous torturous vehement violent

Antonyms

STRONG

pleasant pleasing

ADJECTIVE

uncomfortable

Synonyms

STRONGEST

annoying awkward bitter difficult distressing hard harsh troublesome

WEAK

afflictive agonizing cramped disagreeable dolorous excruciating galling grievous ill-fitting incommodious irritating thorny vexatious wearisome

Antonyms

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agreeable easy kind mild nice pleasant pleasing simple soft straightforward

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comfortable content happy painless

Example Sentences

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No one cues up Peggy Lee, but the torturing of Jerry West by Jerry West is epic.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

India's batters are torturing England in this series.

From BBC • Jul. 12, 2025

Despite torturing Superman for decades, Lex Luthor won the presidency.

From Salon • Mar. 5, 2025

While the professionals scratch their heads, we can see that his acting out is only a reaction to whatever thing or condition or cosmological prank is torturing him.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 24, 2024

He sounded genuinely interested, not like he was merely torturing a student.

From "Book Scavenger" by Jennifer Chambliss Bertman

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