agonizing

adjective

ag·o·niz·ing ˈa-gə-ˌnī-ziŋ How to pronounce agonizing (audio)

: causing agony

agonizingly adverb

Example Sentences

a long and agonizing battle with cancer She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip. The agonizing wait was finally over. He was in agonizing pain.

Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, none of those agonizing symptoms are usually strong enough to overcome the hypoxia-inducing madness and return to rational thought in time to slow down and run at a more honest pace.

Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 At the hospital, Tello recalls the agonizing wait for news.

Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 June 2022 The 911 calls disclosed Friday shed light on the agonizing wait for help inside two adjoining classrooms during that time: Rooms 111 and 112.

Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Like many other screens, NIPT often subjects patients to an agonizing wait until further diagnostic testing sorts the true versus false positives.

Daniel Navon, Scientific American, 5 May 2022 For some, what occurred was deeply personal, bringing back a flood of memories and emotions revolving around a private, agonizing decision to terminate a pregnancy.

Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022 After seeking counsel from our medical team and our friends and family, my husband and I made the agonizing decision to end the pregnancy.

SELF, 2 June 2022 The couple made the agonizing decision to end the much-wanted pregnancy but said SB 321 would have barred them from doing so in Kentucky.

Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022 This was an agonizing decision that went against my upbringing.

John A. List, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 See More

agonizing 1 of 3

adjective

as in painful

hard to accept or bear especially emotionally agonizing cries rose up from the dungeon

Synonyms & Similar Words

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painful
harsh
torturous
cruel
excruciating
harrowing
horrible
terrible
bitter
tormenting
severe
grievous
hurtful
awful
unbearable
unacceptable
galling
dreadful
afflicting
heartrending
intense
miserable
intolerable
appalling
bad
unendurable
acute
dire
insufferable
ghastly
extreme
vile
wretched
insupportable
piercing
nasty
unsupportable
rotten

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

gratifying
sweet
pleasing
bearable
endurable
tolerable
sustainable
survivable
supportable
acceptable
allowable
livable
reasonable
sufferable
liveable

as in wrenching

intensely or unbearably painful died an agonizing death

Synonyms & Similar Words

wrenching
excruciating
torturous
torturing
intense
raging
harrowing
tormenting
violent
extreme
acute
racking
biting
stabbing
exquisite
fierce
shooting
tearing
penetrating
piercing
vehement
stinging
cutting
tingling
sharp
smarting

agonizing

2 of 3

noun

as in suffering

Synonyms & Similar Words

suffering
weeping
grieving
mourning
sorrowing
tears
sob
regret
hand-wringing
lamentation
anguish
protest
groan
sorrow
heartbreak
heartache
outcry
cry
grief
lament
wail
keen
howl
moan
woe
dolor
plaint
complaint
cri de coeur

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

rejoicing
exultation
laughing
smiling
cheering

as in indecision

Synonyms & Similar Words

indecision
hesitation
introspection
pondering
deliberation
contemplation
cogitation
rumination
meditation
consideration
thought
debate
reflection
premeditation
study
advisement
account

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

short shrift

agonizing

3 of 3

verb

present participle of agonize

as in plaguing

to cause persistent suffering to got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother

Synonyms & Similar Words

plaguing
persecuting
afflicting
excruciating
torturing
anguishing
harrowing
tormenting
cursing
besieging
attacking
troubling
bothering
stinging
racking
bedeviling
besetting
aggravating
exasperating
disturbing
distressing
overwhelming
irritating
annoying
striking
pursuing
discomforting
worrying
disquieting
grieving
vexing
badgering
upsetting
harassing
griping
hounding
assailing
nettling
trying
perturbing
pestering
riding
dogging
galling
stressing
agitating
hurting
stabbing
grating
harrying
chafing
bugging
irking
oppressing
rasping
crushing
smarting
overpowering
straining
molesting
riling
flustering
tyrannizing
victimizing
paining
smiting
pricking
wringing
discomposing
putting out
peeving
panging
getting
piquing
hagriding
martyring

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

assisting
aiding
relieving
helping
abetting
comforting
consoling
soothing
delivering
releasing
quieting
contenting
solacing
succoring
reprieving

as in grieving

to feel deep sadness or mental pain agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing

Synonyms & Similar Words

grieving
aching
mourning
sighing
anguishing
sorrowing
suffering
sobbing
crying
weeping
bleeding
groaning
tormenting
hurting
smarting
eating one's heart out
tearing one's hair
moaning
torturing
bewailing
lamenting
ruing
blubbering
yammering
howling
languishing
regretting
racking
deploring
bawling
bemoaning
wailing
yowling
keening
pining (away)
longing (for)
taking on

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

laughing
rejoicing
ravishing
exulting
cheering
comforting
delighting
glorying
triumphing
consoling
beaming
reassuring
soothing
sympathizing
crowing
cheering
assuring
commiserating
joying
solacing

单词	agonizing
释义	agonizing adjective ag·o·niz·ing ˈa-gə-ˌnī-ziŋ : causing agony agonizingly adverb Synonyms afflicting bitter cruel excruciating galling grievous harrowing harsh heartrending hurtful painful tormenting torturous See all Synonyms & Antonyms Example Sentences a long and agonizing battle with cancer She made the agonizing decision to cancel the trip. The agonizing wait was finally over. He was in agonizing pain. Recent Examples on the Web Unfortunately, none of those agonizing symptoms are usually strong enough to overcome the hypoxia-inducing madness and return to rational thought in time to slow down and run at a more honest pace. Brian Metzler, Outside Online, 16 Aug. 2022 At the hospital, Tello recalls the agonizing wait for news. Eliott C. Mclaughlin And Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN, 11 June 2022 The 911 calls disclosed Friday shed light on the agonizing wait for help inside two adjoining classrooms during that time: Rooms 111 and 112. Kim Bellware, Washington Post, 27 May 2022 Like many other screens, NIPT often subjects patients to an agonizing wait until further diagnostic testing sorts the true versus false positives. Daniel Navon, Scientific American, 5 May 2022 For some, what occurred was deeply personal, bringing back a flood of memories and emotions revolving around a private, agonizing decision to terminate a pregnancy. Jessica Rodriguez, Journal Sentinel, 28 June 2022 After seeking counsel from our medical team and our friends and family, my husband and I made the agonizing decision to end the pregnancy. SELF, 2 June 2022 The couple made the agonizing decision to end the much-wanted pregnancy but said SB 321 would have barred them from doing so in Kentucky. Deborah Yetter, The Courier-Journal, 10 Mar. 2022 This was an agonizing decision that went against my upbringing. John A. List, WSJ, 30 Dec. 2021 See More Word History Etymology from present participle of agonize First Known Use 1570, in the meaning defined above agonizing 1 of 3 adjective 1 as in painful hard to accept or bear especially emotionally agonizing cries rose up from the dungeon Synonyms & Similar Words Relevance painful harsh torturous cruel excruciating harrowing horrible terrible bitter tormenting severe grievous hurtful awful unbearable unacceptable galling dreadful afflicting heartrending intense miserable intolerable appalling bad unendurable acute dire insufferable ghastly extreme vile wretched insupportable piercing nasty unsupportable rotten Antonyms & Near Antonyms gratifying sweet pleasing bearable endurable tolerable sustainable survivable supportable acceptable allowable livable reasonable sufferable liveable See More 2 as in wrenching intensely or unbearably painful died an agonizing death Synonyms & Similar Words wrenching excruciating torturous torturing intense raging harrowing tormenting violent extreme acute racking biting stabbing exquisite fierce shooting tearing penetrating piercing vehement stinging cutting tingling sharp smarting agonizing 2 of 3 noun 1 as in suffering Synonyms & Similar Words suffering weeping grieving mourning sorrowing tears sob regret hand-wringing lamentation anguish protest groan sorrow heartbreak heartache outcry cry grief lament wail keen howl moan woe dolor plaint complaint cri de coeur Antonyms & Near Antonyms rejoicing exultation laughing smiling cheering 2 as in indecision Synonyms & Similar Words indecision hesitation introspection pondering deliberation contemplation cogitation rumination meditation consideration thought debate reflection premeditation study advisement account Antonyms & Near Antonyms short shrift agonizing 3 of 3 verb present participle of agonize 1 as in plaguing to cause persistent suffering to got into more trouble, further agonizing her poor mother Synonyms & Similar Words plaguing persecuting afflicting excruciating torturing anguishing harrowing tormenting cursing besieging attacking troubling bothering stinging racking bedeviling besetting aggravating exasperating disturbing distressing overwhelming irritating annoying striking pursuing discomforting worrying disquieting grieving vexing badgering upsetting harassing griping hounding assailing nettling trying perturbing pestering riding dogging galling stressing agitating hurting stabbing grating harrying chafing bugging irking oppressing rasping crushing smarting overpowering straining molesting riling flustering tyrannizing victimizing paining smiting pricking wringing discomposing putting out peeving panging getting piquing hagriding martyring Antonyms & Near Antonyms assisting aiding relieving helping abetting comforting consoling soothing delivering releasing quieting contenting solacing succoring reprieving See More 2 as in grieving to feel deep sadness or mental pain agonized for days over whether she'd done the right thing Synonyms & Similar Words grieving aching mourning sighing anguishing sorrowing suffering sobbing crying weeping bleeding groaning tormenting hurting smarting eating one's heart out tearing one's hair moaning torturing bewailing lamenting ruing blubbering yammering howling languishing regretting racking deploring bawling bemoaning wailing yowling keening pining (away) longing (for) taking on Antonyms & Near Antonyms laughing rejoicing ravishing exulting cheering comforting delighting glorying triumphing consoling beaming reassuring soothing sympathizing crowing cheering assuring commiserating joying solacing See More
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