Synonyms of tortures

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noun

plural of torture

1

as in nightmares

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness

it's torture for me to see you so unhappy

Synonyms & Similar Words

• nightmares
• horrors
• agonies
• torments
• miseries
• murders
• curses
• hells
• ordeals
• tragedies
• misfortunes
• Gehennas
• tribulations
• trials
• calamities
• crosses
• afflictions
• galls
• thorns
• calvaries
• drags
• downers
• bummers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heavens
• pleasures
• joys
• fun
• delights
• entertainments
• diversions
• recreations
• riots
• paradises
• picnics
• larks

2

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind

spent an afternoon in torture waiting to hear whether her brother had made it home safely

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pains
• distresses
• agonies
• miseries
• torments
• anguishes
• tribulations
• hurts
• woes
• straits
• pangs
• sorrows
• racks
• discomforts
• afflictions
• travails
• hardships
• excruciations
• dangers
• heartbreaks
• heartaches
• troubles
• difficulties
• aches
• emergencies
• crucibles
• crosses
• rigors
• trials
• throes
• stitches
• asperities
• pinches
• twinges
• jeopardies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consolations
• comforts
• solaces
• eases
• alleviations
• reliefs
• securities
• assuagements
• peaces
• well-beings

tortures

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verb

present tense third-person singular of torture

1

as in plagues

to cause persistent suffering to

the neighbor's dog constantly tortures our cat, barking at him and chasing him down the street

Synonyms & Similar Words

• plagues
• persecutes
• afflicts
• torments
• besieges
• attacks
• curses
• anguishes
• bothers
• agonizes
• besets
• troubles
• bedevils
• harrows
• racks
• stings
• excruciates
• strikes
• pursues
• distresses
• disturbs
• harasses
• assails
• annoys
• oppresses
• aggravates
• overwhelms
• molests
• irritates
• hurts
• pains
• dogs
• rides
• exasperates
• stresses
• grieves
• worries
• pesters
• disquiets
• harries
• hounds
• irks
• tries
• discomforts
• vexes
• stabs
• upsets
• bugs
• tyrannizes
• agitates
• badgers
• riles
• chafes
• victimizes
• gripes
• perturbs
• smites
• flusters
• grates
• piques
• nettles
• peeves
• discomposes
• crushes
• galls
• overpowers
• rasps
• pricks
• strains
• pangs
• martyrs
• wrings
• puts out
• gets
• smarts
• hagrides

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• aids
• helps
• assists
• abets
• relieves
• releases
• delivers
• contents
• comforts
• soothes
• quiets
• consoles
• reprieves
• solaces
• succors

2

as in distorts

to twist (something) out of a natural or normal shape or condition

tortured her naturally straight hair into curls

Synonyms & Similar Words

• distorts
• contorts
• deforms
• curls
• screws
• warps
• misshapes
• disfigures
• loops
• defaces
• squinches
• winds
• coils
• spirals
• wrings
• twines
• wrenches
• wrests
• wreathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• straightens
• unbends
• uncurls