Synonyms for agonize
Definitions
- v. 1
To writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
- v. 2
To cause agony or anguish in someone.
Forms
- Past participle
- agonized
e.g. agonized → tormented, tortured, racked, afflicted…
Example sentences
- anguish The source of my anguish is your lack of loyalty.
- grieve She did nothing but grieve over her husband's death.
- wring Wring those clothes well before you hang them up.
- afflict My motto is: Comfort the afflicted and afflict the comfortable.
- struggle For Sami, not dwelling on the past was a struggle.
- fret Why actually do people fret about bad weather?
By length
- 4 letters
- pain1, hurt1, pine1, rack1, ache1, fret1, pang1
- 5 letters
- wound1, sting1, wring1, throe
- 6 letters
- suffer2, sorrow2, grieve1, harrow2
- 7 letters
- torture2, torment2, anguish2, afflict2
- 8 letters
- struggle2, distress2, irritate3, lacerate3, aggrieve2
- 10 letters
- excruciate
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (suffer2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- agoniser