What is another word for agonized?

Pronunciation: [ˈaɡənˌa͡ɪzd] (IPA)

There are several synonyms for the word "agonized" such as distressed, tormented, anguished, suffering, pained, and wretched. The word "distressed" indicates a state of emotional or psychological upset, while "tormented" refers to severe mental or physical suffering. The term "anguished" is used when someone experiences intense emotional pain, while "suffering" describes a state of experiencing pain or difficulty. "Pained" suggests physical or emotional discomfort, and "wretched" implies a state of extreme unhappiness or misery. These synonyms may all be used interchangeably with "agonized" depending on the context in which they are used.

Synonyms for Agonized:

What are the hypernyms for Agonized?

A hypernym is a word with a broad meaning that encompasses more specific words called hyponyms.

What are the opposite words for agonized?

Agonized is an adjective that describes extreme physical or mental pain. Its antonyms are words that convey the opposite meaning. These include words like calm, peaceful, serene, contented, and untroubled. Calm is a state of tranquility and composure, where there is no agitation or disturbance. Peaceful is a term that describes a state of being free from war, strife, or conflict. Serene means calm and untroubled. Contented expresses satisfaction and happiness. Untroubled means not showing any sign of worry or distress. These antonyms of agonized can be used contextually to give the reader different emotions and feelings.

Usage examples for Agonized

The agonized look of her features bespoke her dread of detection; and then with a bound she sprung madly from the spot, and was away.
"The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II)"
Charles James Lever
But for an agonized cry, which just then drew their attention from me towards one of their number, who had missed his footing and fallen into the hold, I hardly know now how this scene might have ended.
"A Lady's Captivity among Chinese Pirates in the Chinese Seas"
Fanny Loviot
She had a flashing thought as she uttered the words-a quick, terrible, agonized thought.
"Girls of the Forest"
L. T. Meade

Famous quotes with Agonized

  • It is in this unearthly first hour of spring twilight that earth's almost agonized livingness is most felt. This hour is so dreadful to some people that they hurry indoors and turn on the lights.
    Elizabeth Bowen
  • One moment’s inattention, and the long expected death came at last—unexpectedly! In that agonized moment, sprawled helpless upon the uncaring ground, Polletti realized that no preparation for one’s own death is possible. Death has had too much experience in catching men off guard, in piercing their attitudes and reducing their poses.
    Robert Sheckley
  • Gentle reader, may you never feel what I then felt? May your eyes never shed such stormy, scalding, heart-wrung tears as poured from mine. May you never appeal to Heaven in prayers so hopeless and so agonized as in that hour left my lips; for never may you, like me, dread to be the instrument of evil to what you wholly love.
    Charlotte Brontë
  • Sometimes a woman's love of being loved gets the better of her conscience, and though she is agonized at the thought of treating a man cruelly, she encourages him to love her while she doesn't love him at all. Then, when she sees him suffering, her remorse sets in, and she does what she can to repair the wrong.
    Thomas Hardy
  • Listen! You will hear mothers' lullabies, madmen's shrieks, love-croonings, cries of agonized terror, hymns of Christ, the roaring of lynch mobs, the kisses of lovers, the curses of pirates.
    Frank Crane

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