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
• dogged
• badgered
• hounded
• hurt
• pestered
• annoyed
• harassed
• stabbed
• agitated
• tried
• vexed
• worried
• irritated
• distressed
• chafed
• riled
• exasperated
• stressed
• grieved
• molested
• strained
• perturbed
• oppressed
• bugged
• piqued
• crushed
• upset
• griped
• pained
• disquieted
• flustered
• irked
• harried
• victimized
• got
• pricked
• nettled
• galled
• wrung
• grated
• discomforted
• tyrannized
• put out
• discomposed
• overpowered
• smarted
• rasped
• smote
• peeved
• martyred
• panged
• 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

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of racked

Some 30 years after Sporty Spice returned the tracksuit to its rightful place in pop culture’s top shelf, the British pop superstar is parting ways with three memorable pieces that will be racked in Australian Red Cross Shops. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

But for all the concern about China’s advances in AI, the reality is that the country is racked by the same anxieties about the onrush of AI as the rest of the world. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

The immature boy-king Richard II (Woody Norman) is racked with nightmares and unable to govern. — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 11 Sep. 2026

Congress authorized the emergency relief for immigrants whose countries had been racked by armed conflict or natural disasters and who could not safely return home. — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026

This version centers a guilt-racked and traumatized Odysseus—and leaves gods and fates, mystery and wonder largely out of the picture. — Caroline Mimbs Nyce, New Yorker, 17 July 2026

The country many will return to is racked by extreme gang violence and has one of the highest homicide rates in the world. — Laura Tillman, Hartford Courant, 26 June 2026

Seeing a person react with kindness and not ridicule – that’s radical at a time when American society seems racked with division and social media encourages public criticism and vitriol. — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 1 June 2026

Either way, our jaws have been adequately dropped, our nerves properly racked, and our nails thoroughly bitten by the end of each episode. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 28 May 2026