Synonyms for excruciate

Most common

pain · torture · rack · agonize

All synonyms

Verb

Antonyms

succour

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Definitions

1. v. 1

   To inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.

Forms

Past participle

excruciated
e.g. excruciated → tortured, racked, tormented, agonized…

Example sentences

• pain By and large, women can bear pain better than men.
• torture His lecture on chemistry was nothing but torture.
• rack This is exactly where I want the towel rack to be.
• agonize I hope we didn't agonize over this decision for nothing.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

4 letters

pain¹, hurt¹, rack¹, ache¹, pang¹

5 letters

wound¹, sting¹, wring¹

6 letters

harrow²

7 letters

torture², torment², anguish², afflict², agonize³, agonise

8 letters

distress², irritate³, lacerate³, aggrieve²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (harrow² = 2 syllables).