AGONIZINGLY Synonyms: 90 Similar and Opposite Words

agonizingly

adverb

as in bitterly

with feelings of bitterness or grief agonizingly made the decision to have her beloved cat put to sleep

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Recent Examples of agonizingly Likewise, the film rewards patience with an agonizingly tender culminating shot — a reminder that some things must change while others linger in the amber of childhood. — Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026 While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow—or nonexistent. — Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026 While court documents show there have been settlement discussions in some of the cases, some plaintiffs’ attorneys say the pace has been agonizingly slow — or nonexistent. — Luke Cyphers, Rolling Stone, 12 Aug. 2026 Kreutzer’s approach is disquieting in its intimacy, keeping agonizingly close to Lucy’s real-time perspective. — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 6 Aug. 2026 Englert and McLeod are agonizingly shocked when Anastasia and Sasha, on separate ships, hear each others’ voices for the first time in months, and realize the depths of their longing. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 July 2026 After a scientific odyssey, Wilsey is agonizingly close to realizing his goal. — Damian Garde, STAT, 9 July 2026 There’s been an agonizingly slow rate of reinvestment here. — Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026 The other is the agonizingly good stunt coordination by Julian Spencer that makes men slide in the mud frantically trying to grab and snap each other’s fingers. — Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

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District 4 The District 4 race between Sharry Kimmel, of Parkland, and Nicole Morst, of Coral Springs, has turned into one of the most bitterly contested, with both candidates questioning the honesty of their opponent.

— Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 14 Aug. 2026
Many clergy bitterly opposed the handover of the villages and criticized Pashinyan, who came to power in the South Caucasus nation amid a wave of hopeful, pro-democracy protests that swept Armenia in 2018.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of bitterly

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Curry is largely there for comic relief, swanning in with a bevy of beauties, challenging Bosley (Bill Murray) to a sumo match, and, sadly, getting murdered by the pool, thus depriving us of Curry’s magnetic presence for the rest of the film.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 26 Aug. 2026
The suite is named The Endeavour, after the airplane of a former owner’s daughter, aviatrix Elsie Mackay, who attempted to become the first woman to cross the Atlantic a year after Charles Lindbergh and sadly disappeared somewhere along the way.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of sadly

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History shows that trade imbalances of this scale almost always end painfully—and that the pain of the adjustment is not distributed evenly.

— MICHAEL PETTIS, Foreign Affairs, 28 Aug. 2026
No Me Arrepiento is more defined by a slow burn of emotions, beautifully and painfully put into words.

— Leila Cobo, Billboard, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of painfully

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