| Main Entry: | excruciating |
| Part of Speech: | adjective |
| Definition: | torturous, painful |
Synonyms: |
acute, agonizing, burning, chastening, consuming, exquisite, extreme, grueling, harrowing, insufferable, intense, piercing, punishing, racking, rending, searing, severe, sharp, shooting, stabbing, tearing, tormenting, torturesome, torturing, unbearable, unendurable, violent |
Antonyms: |
bearable, endurable, helpful, pleasant, pleasing, soothing |