EXCRUCIATIONS Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

excruciations

noun

plural of excruciation

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind had never experienced such excruciation as when he contracted shingles

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Noun

In the past, Fox News has taken pains to illustrate to its viewers how the election could tilt blue.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026
Symptoms usually begin within two weeks and can last nearly three weeks, including aches and pains, nausea and rashes.

— Angie DiMichele, Miami Herald, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of pains

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There are few harsher agonies than waiting, and throughout the great expanse of the CPKC ‘International’ Grand Prix presented by Rolex at the Spruce Meadows ‘Masters’, two riders felt that in very different ways.

— Tilly Berendt, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Sadly, in discouraging all the phantom agonies, FIFA inadvertently seems to have done away with the equally farcical phenomenon that is Magic Spray®.

— Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of agonies

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Some residents said hope is elusive given the island’s litany of miseries – from natural disasters to a bankrupt government to a financial control board that manages funding for infrastructure.

— Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of miseries

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With his political blog FTL Politics, Rodstrom trained a spotlight on City Hall, questioning development deals, flooding woes and government spending.

— Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 8 Oct. 2026
There are many legitimate reasons to bash Becerra, from his refusal to participate in more debates to his paltry number of public rallies to a platform that sounds like more of what created California’s current woes.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of woes

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