Agonizing and Rending

Agonizing

Agonizing adjective - Hard to accept or bear especially emotionally.

Rending and agonizing are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Rending" instead an adjective "Agonizing".

Nearby Words: agonize, agonise, agony, agonized, agonising

Rending

Rending adjective - Resembling a sound of violent tearing as of something ripped apart or lightning splitting a tree.

Agonizing and rending are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Agonizing" instead an adjective "Rending".

Nearby Words: render, rend, rendition
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