Top synonyms for “torturing”: agonising, agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torture, torturesome, torturous, painful.
Definitions
- (noun)the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason“it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession”
- (adjective)extremely painful
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What is another word for "torturing"?
Common synonyms for "torturing" include agonising, agonizing, excruciating, harrowing, torture, torturesome. Our thesaurus lists 8 total alternatives drawn from Princeton WordNet. Click any synonym to find its rhymes.
What does "torturing" mean?
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason Example: "it required unnatural torturing to extract a confession"
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