Suffering Synonyms and Antonyms

sŭfər-ĭng, sŭfrĭng
A state of prolonged anguish and privation
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. woe
  2. misery
  3. agony
  4. wretchedness
  5. excruciation
Antonyms:
  1. happiness
  2. health
  3. joy
Having a painful ailment
(Adjective)
Synonyms:
  1. miserable
  2. wretched
  3. afflicted
Feel physical pain
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. hurting
  2. aching
  3. grieving
  4. sorrowing
  5. sickening
  6. flagging
  7. drooping
  8. lamenting
  9. languishing
  10. agonizing
  11. smarting
  12. experiencing
Antonyms:
  1. recovering
  2. assisting
  3. aiding
  4. helping
  5. relieving
  6. alleviating
  7. comforting
To neither forbid nor prevent
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. tolerating
  2. permitting
  3. letting
  4. allowing
Undergo (as of injuries and illnesses)
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. getting
  2. sustaining
To put up with; tolerate:
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. enduring

Words Related to Suffering

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Suffering Sentence Examples

  • He isn't suffering now.

  • Israel is suffering for a great end.

  • Can't you do it more gently? said the Emperor apparently suffering more than the dying soldier, and he rode away.

  • If what A'Ran said was true, her presence would stop the suffering of his people.

  • We've gotta treat as many people as we can who are suffering from radiation poisoning.

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