harrowing

The word “harrowing” has 3 syllables: har-row-ing

It's pronounced as /ˈhæroʊɪŋ/

What is synonym and antonym for harrowing?

In the thesaurus, “harrowing” has 122 synonyms and 30 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for harrowing along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for harrowing

acute
afflicting
aggravating
agitating
agonizing
anguishing
annoying
appalling
assailing
attacking
awful
bad
badgering
bedeviling
besetting
besieging
biting
bitter
bothering
bugging
chafing
cruel
crushing
cursing
cutting
dire
discomforting
discomposing
disquieting
distressing
disturbing
dogging
dreadful
exasperating
excruciating
exquisite
extreme
fierce
flustering
galling
getting
ghastly
grating
grieving
grievous
griping
hagriding
harassing
harrying
harsh
heartrending
horrible
hounding
hurtful
hurting
insufferable
insupportable
intense
intolerable
irking
irritating
martyring
miserable
molesting
nasty
nettling
oppressing
overpowering
overwhelming
painful
paining
panging
peeving
penetrating
persecuting
perturbing
pestering
piercing
piquing
plaguing
pricking
pursuing
putting out
racking
raging
rasping
riding
riling
rotten
severe
sharp
shooting
smarting
smiting
stabbing
stinging
straining
stressing
striking
tearing
terrible
tingling
tormenting
torturing
torturous
troubling
trying
tyrannizing
unacceptable
unbearable
unendurable
unsupportable
upsetting
vehement
vexing
victimizing
vile
violent
worrying
wrenching
wretched
wringing

Antonyms for harrowing

abetting
acceptable
aiding
allowable
assisting
bearable
comforting
consoling
contenting
delivering
endurable
gratifying
helping
livable
liveable
pleasing
quieting
reasonable
releasing
relieving
reprieving
solacing
soothing
succoring
sufferable
supportable
survivable
sustainable
sweet
tolerable

Meanings of harrowing

verb
1. To drag a harrow over; to break up with a harrow.
2. To traumatize or disturb; to frighten or torment.
3. To break or tear, as if with a harrow; to wound; to lacerate; to torment or distress; to vex.
noun
1. The process of breaking up earth with a harrow.
2. Suffering, torment.
3. Christ's triumphal descent into Hell.
adjective
1. Causing pain or distress.

Example Sentences

The survivors shared their harrowing tales of escape.
It was a harrowing journey through the mountains during the storm.
The documentary gave a harrowing account of life in the war zone.
He will never forget the harrowing moment when the ship began to sink.
Listening to her harrowing story moved everyone in the room.

On this page you'll find 152 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to harrowing, such as: abetting, acceptable, acute, afflicting, aggravating, agitating, agonizing.

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