Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb agonise
2 senses of agonise
Sense 1
agonize, agonise -- (cause to agonize)
=> pain, anguish, hurt -- (cause emotional anguish or make miserable; "It pains me to see my children not being taught well in school")
Sense 2
agonize, agonise -- (suffer agony or anguish)
=> suffer -- (experience (emotional) pain; "Every time her husband gets drunk, she suffers")
Antonyms of adj agonised
1 sense of agonised
Sense 1
agonized, agonised -- (expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams")
INDIRECT (VIA painful) -> painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry")
Similarity of adj agonised
1 sense of agonised
Sense 1
agonized, agonised -- (expressing pain or agony; "agonized screams")
=> painful (vs. painless) -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness")