excruciating | Definition of excruciating

Synonyms and Antonyms of excruciating

1 intensely or unbearably painful

he finally visited the doctor when the pain became too excruciating to ignore

Synonyms of excruciating

agonizing, harrowing, racking, raging, tormenting, torturing, torturous, wrenching

Words Related to excruciating

acute, exquisite, extreme, fierce, intense, vehement, violent

biting, cutting, penetrating, piercing, sharp, shooting, smarting, stabbing, stinging, tearing, tingling

2 difficult to endure

the excruciating heat that the settlers faced as they crossed the deserts of the Southwest

Synonyms of excruciating

bitter, brutal, burdensome, cruel, grievous, grim, hard, hardhanded, harsh, heavy, inhuman, murderous, onerous, oppressive, rough, rugged, searing, severe, stiff, tough, trying

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austere, bleak, comfortless, discomforting, forbidding, inhospitable, spartan, uncomfortable

biting, inclement, intemperate, wild

rigorous, strict, stringent

agonizing, heartbreaking, heartrending, painful, wretched

crushing, grinding, overwhelming, wearing

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unbearable, unendurable

harrowing, tortuous

bad, disagreeable, hostile, unfriendly, unpleasant

Near Antonyms of excruciating

comfortable, cozy, luxurious, snug

agreeable, friendly, genial, hospitable, pleasant

peaceful, relaxing, reposeful, restful

bearable, endurable, painless, tolerable

balmy, calm, clement, gentle, mild, moderate, temperate

Antonyms of excruciating

easy, light, soft

3 hard to accept or bear especially emotionally

most excruciating of all was the endless wait for news of any survivors of the plane crash

Synonyms of excruciating

afflicting, agonizing, bitter, cruel, galling, grievous, harrowing, harsh, heartrending, hurtful, painful, tormenting, torturous

Words Related to excruciating

insufferable, insupportable, intolerable, unacceptable, unbearable, unendurable, unsupportable

appalling, awful, bad, dire, dreadful, ghastly, horrible, miserable, nasty, rotten, severe, terrible, vile, wretched

acute, extreme, intense, piercing

Near Antonyms of excruciating

bearable, endurable, supportable, sustainable, tolerable

livable (also liveable), sufferable, survivable

acceptable, allowable, reasonable

Antonyms of excruciating

gratifying, pleasing, sweet

4 extreme in degree, power, or effect