Torturous

//ˈtɔɹt͡ʃəɹəs//

Synonyms for "torturous" (55 found)

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Closest matches (11)

excruciating acute afflictive agonizing atrocious biting consuming cramping

Adjective(2 words)

agonising agonizing

Adjective(1 words)

ailsome

Strong matches (17)

cruel desolating distressing gnawing grave griping hard harrowing harsh heartbreaking heartrending heartsickening heartwounding hurtful hurting

Adjective(2 words)

excruciating harrowing

Related words (27)

Adjective(3 words)

painable tormentous tormentuous

painful paroxysmal picnic piercing poignant pungent punishing racking rending severe sharp shooting spasmatic spasmic spasmodic stabbing stiff stinging tearing tormenting

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tormentous torturing

Adjective(2 words)

torturesome torturing

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4 relation types

Synonyms

2 entries

excruciating tormentous

derived from

1 entries

torture

related to

1 entries

torture

similar

1 entries

painful

Translations

4 translations across 2 languages.

Spanish

3 entries

torturador adj (Translations)
torturante adj (Translations)
torturoso adj (Translations)

Turkish

1 entries

işkenceli adj (Translations)

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