Affliction
Affliction noun - A state of great suffering of body or mind.
Gauntlet and affliction are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Gauntlet" instead a noun "Affliction".
Gauntlet
Gauntlet noun - A test of faith, patience, or strength.
Usage example: before being adopted, school textbooks must often run the gauntlet of several local and state committees
Show all Definitions
Synonyms for Gauntlet
Affliction and gauntlet are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Affliction" instead a noun "Gauntlet".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- trouble and affliction
- trouble and gauntlet
- trial and affliction
- trial and gauntlet
- difficulty and affliction
- difficulty and gauntlet
- misfortune and affliction
- misfortune and gauntlet
- adversity and affliction
- adversity and gauntlet
- tragedy and affliction
- tragedy and gauntlet
- grief and affliction
- grief and gauntlet
Cite this Source
Gauntlet and Affliction. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/gauntlet
Affliction & Gauntlet. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/gauntlet>.
Gauntlet or Affliction. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/affliction/gauntlet.
Google Ngram Viewer shows how "affliction" and "gauntlet" have occurred on timeline