Harrowing

Synonyms for "harrowing" (96 found)

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Closest matches (20)

acute afflictive agonizing alarming atrocious biting chilling consuming cramping cruel cultivation culture daunting desolating disastrous

Verb(1 words)

afflicting

Adjective(4 words)

agonising agonizing bleak cultivate

Strong matches (28)

disconcerting dismaying disquieting distressing disturbing doleful dressing excruciating frightening gnawing grave griping hard harsh heartbreaking heartrending heartsickening heartwounding horrible horrifying

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hurtful hurting

Adjective(5 words)

distress distressing excruciating grim gruesomest

Adjective(1 words)

horrid

Related words (48)

listing murderous nerve-racking oppressive painful paroxysmal piercing poignant pungent racking rending severe sharp shooting sore spasmatic spasmic spasmodic stabbing stiff

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stinging tearing terrible terrifying thinning tormenting torturing torturous traumatic upsetting vexing working worrisome worrying

Adjective(10 words)

loosen shocking till torment torturesome torturing torturous traumatic traumatize upset

Noun(4 words)

scarifying tillage traumatizing wrenching

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6 relation types

More general

3 entries

agricultureemotional descriptoremotional impact

More specific

12 entries

anguishbleak scenedisturbing narrationdreadgrim depictionharrowing experienceharrowing ordealharrowing taleplowingsoil looseningtillage upset

Collocations

12 entries

field harrowharrow bladeharrow implementharrow mechanismharrow teethharrowing experienceharrowing footageharrowing memoryharrowing ordealharrowing sceneharrowing talesoil harrow

Inflections

4 entries

harrowed harrowsmore harrowingmost harrowing

Derivations

3 entries

harrower harrowingly harrowingness

similar

1 entries

painful

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The movie is a harrowing depiction of life in an urban slum.

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It was a harrowing experience.

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Tom made a harrowing escape.

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Carlos lost nearly 12 kg as the coronavirus ravaged his body for two weeks, at one point necessitating a harrowing ambulance trip to the hospital.

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