Needle and Torment

Related words

Needle verb - To attack repeatedly with mean put-downs or insults.

Usage example: we needled him mercilessly for thinking that he had any chance of being the prom date for the school's most popular girl

Show all Definitions

Torment and needle are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Torment" instead a verb "Needle".

Nearby Words: needled, needling, needlework

Torment verb - To cause persistent suffering to.

Show all Definitions

Needle and torment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Needle" instead a verb "Torment". informal substitute

Nearby Words: tormented, tormenting, tormentor

final	final needle	final torment
magical	magical needle	magical torment

Cite this Source

Torment and Needle. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 13, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/needle/torment

Needle & Torment. N.p., 2016. Web. 13 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/needle/torment>.

Torment or Needle. 2016. Accessed August 13, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/needle/torment.

Google Ngram Viewer shows how "needle" and "torment" have occurred on timeline