Synonyms for torturesome

Most common

torturing · harrowing · excruciating · agonizing

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Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Characterised or marked by torture; torturous.

Example sentences

• torturing I'm not torturing you. I'm just killing you slowly.
• harrowing It was the most harrowing experience of my life.
• excruciating You discovered my biggest weakness: excruciating pain.
• agonizing We found her still alive, she was agonizing.

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

By length

9 letters

torturing³, harrowing³, agonizing⁴, torturous³, agonising

12 letters

excruciating⁵

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (torturing³ = 3 syllables).