258 Synonyms & Antonyms of SUFFERING - Merriam-Webster

Synonyms for SUFFERING: distressed, grieving, melancholy, miserable, mournful, ... stresses the unhappiness attending especially sickness, poverty, or loss. Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut Thesaurus suffering adjective SaveWord Synonymsofsuffering (Entry1of3) asinsad,miserable Synonyms&NearSynonymsforsuffering distressed, grieving, melancholy, miserable, mournful, mourning, sad, sorrowing, unhappy, upset orphaned, widowed bemoaning, crying, lamenting, wailing, weeping bereaved, bereft suffering noun Synonyms&Antonymsofsuffering (Entry2of3) asinpain,agony Synonyms&NearSynonymsforsuffering agony, distress, pain, torment affliction, anguish, dolefulness, dolor, grief, heartache, heartbreak, sorriness, sorrow, woe bluedevils, blues, dejection, depression, desolateness, desolation, despair, despondence, despondency, disconsolateness, dispiritedness, distress, doldrums, downheartedness, dreariness, dumps, forlornness, gloom, gloominess, glumness, heartsickness, joylessness, melancholy, miserableness, misery, mopes, oppression, sorrowfulness, unhappiness, woefulness, wretchedness contrition, guilt, regret, remorse, rue, self-reproach, shame melancholia, self-pity Antonyms&NearAntonymsforsuffering blessedness, bliss, blissfulness, cheer, cheerfulness, cheeriness, delight, ecstasy, elatedness, elation, euphoria, exhilaration, exuberance, exultation, felicity, gladness, gladsomeness, glee, gleefulness, happiness, joy, joyfulness, joyousness, jubilation, pleasure, rapture, rapturousness gaiety (alsogayety), gayness, humor, jollity, joviality, lightheartedness, merriment, merrymaking, mirth, mirthfulness hopefulness, optimism, sunniness enjoyment content, contentedness, contentment suffering verb presentparticipleofsuffer Synonyms&Antonymsofsuffering (Entry3of3) 1 tocometoaknowledgeof(something)bylivingthroughit willinglysufferedhardshipssothattheirchildrenwouldhaveabetterlife Synonymsforsuffering enduring, experiencing, feeling, having, knowing, passing, seeing, sustaining, tasting, undergoing, witnessing WordsRelatedtosuffering encountering, meeting accepting, receiving assimilating, digesting PhrasesSynonymouswithsuffering goingthrough 2 tofeeldeepsadnessormentalpain thehusbandsuffereddeeplyatthemeresuggestionthathehadbeenunfaithful Synonymsforsuffering agonizing, anguishing, bleeding, grieving, hurting, mourning, sorrowing WordsRelatedtosuffering aching, longing(for), pining(away), sighing, smarting racking, tormenting, torturing bemoaning, bewailing, deploring, lamenting, ruing bawling, blubbering, crying, groaning, howling, keening, moaning, sobbing, takingon, wailing, weeping, yammering, yowling languishing regretting PhrasesSynonymouswithsuffering eatingone'sheartout, tearingone'shair NearAntonymsforsuffering beaming, cheering, crowing, delighting, exulting, glorying, joying, laughing, ravishing, rejoicing, triumphing assuring, cheering, comforting, commiserating, consoling, reassuring, solacing, soothing, sympathizing 3 togivepermissionforortoapproveof contendsthatthedeathpenaltyissomethingthatnocivilizedsocietyshouldsuffer Synonymsforsuffering allowing, green-lighting, having, permitting WordsRelatedtosuffering authorizing, commissioning, licensing (alsolicencing) acceding(to), acquiescing, agreeing(to), assenting(to), consenting(to), OK'ing (orokaying), warranting according, conceding, granting, sanctioning, vouchsafing admitting, brooking, condoning, countenancing, enduring, supporting, tolerating PhrasesSynonymouswithsuffering standingfor NearAntonymsforsuffering hindering, impeding, obstructing censuring, denying, disallowing, disapproving, interdicting, refusing, rejecting, revoking, suppressing, withholding deploring, discountenancing, disfavoring, disliking, frowning(atoron), grudging checking, curbing, keeping, repressing, restraining Antonymsforsuffering banning, enjoining, forbidding, prohibiting, proscribing, vetoing 4 tofailtoprevent(somebehavioronsomeone'spart)especiallyfromneglectorindifference Iwillnotsufferyoutoinsultmeso! Synonymsforsuffering allowing, letting, permitting, tolerating WordsRelatedtosuffering brushing(asideoroff), condoning, disregarding, ignoring, overlooking, shruggingoff, winking(at) excusing, forgiving, pardoning brooking, catering(to), givingin(to), humoring, indulging PhrasesSynonymouswithsuffering puttingupwith NearAntonymsforsuffering forbidding, prohibiting curbing, deterring, discouraging, frustrating, holdingback, impeding, inhibiting, interfering(with) Antonymsforsuffering barring, blocking, constraining, preventing SeetheDictionaryDefinition  FrequentlyAskedQuestionsAboutsuffering Howdoesthenounsufferingdifferfromothersimilarwords? Somecommonsynonymsofsufferingareagony,distress,andmisery.Whileallthesewordsmean"thestateofbeingingreattrouble,"sufferingimpliesconsciousenduranceofpainordistress. thesufferingoffaminevictims Whencanagonybeusedinsteadofsuffering? Whileinsomecasesnearlyidenticaltosuffering,agonysuggestspaintoointensetobeborne. inagonyoverthedeathoftheirchild Whenmightdistressbeabetterfitthansuffering? Whilethesynonymsdistressandsufferingarecloseinmeaning,distressimpliesanexternalandusuallytemporarycauseofgreatphysicalormentalstrainandstress. thehurricaneputeveryoneingreatdistress Whencouldmiserybeusedtoreplacesuffering? Thesynonymsmiseryandsufferingaresometimesinterchangeable,butmiserystressestheunhappinessattendingespeciallysickness,poverty,orloss. thehomelesslivewithmiseryeveryday LearnMoreAboutsuffering Sharesuffering PostmorewordsforsufferingtoFacebook SharemorewordsforsufferingonTwitter TimeTravelerforsuffering Thefirstknownuseofsufferingwas inthe14thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury ThesaurusEntriesNearsuffering sufferers suffering sufferings SeeMoreNearbyEntries  CitethisEntry “Suffering.”Merriam-Webster.comThesaurus,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/suffering.Accessed3Jan.2022. 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