Synonyms of racked

racked

verb

past tense of rack

1

as in plagued

to cause persistent suffering to

the young man was racked with guilt over the lie he had told to his parents

the country has been racked by years of civil war

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plagued
• afflicted
• persecuted
• tortured
• besieged
• tormented
• attacked
• beset
• bedeviled
• cursed
• bothered
• harrowed
• agonized
• stung
• troubled
• anguished
• struck
• overwhelmed
• excruciated
• assailed
• disturbed
• rode
• pursued
• aggravated
• rid
• dogged
• badgered
• hurt
• hounded
• pestered
• annoyed
• harassed
• stabbed
• agitated
• tried
• vexed
• worried
• irritated
• distressed
• chafed
• riled
• exasperated
• stressed
• grieved
• molested
• strained
• oppressed
• perturbed
• bugged
• piqued
• crushed
• upset
• griped
• pained
• disquieted
• flustered
• irked
• harried
• got
• victimized
• pricked
• nettled
• galled
• wrung
• grated
• discomforted
• tyrannized
• put out
• discomposed
• overpowered
• smarted
• rasped
• smote
• peeved
• martyred
• panged
• vext
• hagrode

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• assisted
• helped
• aided
• delivered
• abetted
• released
• relieved
• quieted
• consoled
• soothed
• comforted
• contented
• reprieved
• solaced
• succored

2

as in pulled

to injure by overuse, misuse, or pressure

she racked her brain trying to remember where she'd put the money

the sails of the boat were racked by the storm's winds

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pulled
• damaged
• strained
• hurt
• bruised
• stretched
• wrenched
• weakened
• taxed
• battered
• wounded
• impaired
• tore
• crippled
• harmed
• frayed
• mutilated
• mangled
• lamed