Words Like AGONY

We have put together a list of words that are similar to AGONY.

9 Alternative Words Similar to agony

1 Torment Noun      Synonym Words Like Torment
2 Suffering Noun      Synonym Words Like Suffering
3 Excruciation Noun      Synonym Words Like Excruciation
4 Hurt Noun      Synonym Words Like Hurt
5 Hurting Noun      Synonym Words Like Hurting
6 Pain Noun      Synonym Words Like Pain
7 Anguish Noun      Synonym Words Like Anguish
8 Throe Noun      Hyponym Words Like Throe
9 Passion Noun      Hyponym Words Like Passion

1 examples of agony

1 the torments of the damned

10 definitions of agony

1 Violent contest or striving.
2 Pain so extreme as to cause writhing or contortions of the body, similar to those made in the athletic contests in Greece; and hence, extreme pain of mind or body; anguish; paroxysm of grief; specifically, the sufferings of Christ in the garden of Gethsemane.
3 Paroxysm of joy; keen emotion.
4 The last struggle of life; death struggle.
5 intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain
6 a state of acute pain
7 The suffering of intense physical or mental pain.
8 The struggle that precedes death.
9 A sudden or intense emotion: an agony of doubt.
10 A violent, intense struggle.
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