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tortured Synonyms

Another word for tortured

Choosing another word for tortured depends on context, so the 17 synonyms and similar words below are separated across 3 exact definitions and ranked by match strength.
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• verb (Context 1)

To inflict severe physical or mental pain and suffering on someone (past tense and past participle of torture).

Usage Example

"He was tormented by doubts about whether he had made the right career decision."

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tormented
Strong
persecuted
afflicted
plagued
harrowed

• adjective (Context 2)

Experiencing or expressing severe physical pain or deep mental and emotional anguish.

Usage Example

"The novel centers on a tormented artist struggling to reconcile his past mistakes."

Strongest
tormented
anguished
agonized
Strong
distressed
stricken
harrowed
troubled
plagued

• adjective (Context 3)

Artificially strained, twisted, or overly complex to the point of being unnatural or difficult to follow (especially of language, reasoning, or syntax).

Usage Example

"The spokesperson offered a convoluted explanation to justify the sudden policy reversal."

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convoluted
strained
labored
forced
Strong
contrived
tortuous
far-fetched

Opposites of tortured

The opposite of tortured shifts depending on context. Common opposites include:

untroubled
straightforward
comforted
natural
serene
lucid
contented
soothed
See all opposites of tortured

• Nearby Words

tortuous
tortuously
torture
tortured
torturer
torturous
torturously

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Wordmom. (2026). Synonyms for Tortured. In Wordmom Thesaurus. Retrieved Nov 5, 2026, from https://wordmom.com/synonyms/tortured
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