127 entries under adjective topic. ×

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agonizing(verb, pain, sick, painful)
13
torturing(verb, painful, distressing, disturbing)
10
aching(verb, painful, paining)
10
tormenting(verb, pain, sick, painful)
9
distressing(verb, disturbing, punishing, paining)
8
smarting(verb, painful, paining)
8
stinging(verb, painful, paining)
7
cramping(verb, painful, paining)
7
throbbing(verb, painful, paining)
7
wrenching(verb, painful, paining)
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excruciating(pain, painful, distressing, disturbing)
6
harrowing(pain, painful, distressing, disturbing)
5
chafing(verb, painful, paining)
5
chastening(verb, punishing)
5
confining(verb, punishing)
5
crucifying(verb, punishing)
5
disciplining(verb, punishing)
5
imprisoning(verb, punishing)
5
incarcerating(verb, punishing)
5
inflaming(verb, painful, paining)
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APASmart Define. (2013). anguishing thesaurus. Retrieved September 28, 2026, from https://smartdefine.org/anguishing/thesaurus/synonyms
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MLASmart Define. "anguishing thesaurus" 27 June 2013. Web. 28 September 2026. <https://smartdefine.org/anguishing/thesaurus/synonyms>