Synonyms & related words for suffering

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of suffering — including agony, distress, pain, misery, hardship, hurt. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to suffering

Explore words related to suffering — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include excruciation, woe, anguish, suffered, hemialgia, suffers, algetic, sufferer. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for suffering

Common synonyms for suffering include agony, distress, pain, misery, hardship, hurt, affliction, afflicted — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does suffering come from?

The word suffering breaks down into 2 roots of Latin origin: suf-, from Latin sub (“under, below”); and -fer, from Latin fero (“carry, bear”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.