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racking

[rak-ing] / ˈræk ɪŋ /
ADJECTIVE
acute
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excruciating fierce keen overwhelming poignant severe sharp sudden
STRONG
cutting shooting
WEAK
distressing exquisite overpowering piercing powerful stabbing violent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
blunt calm dull ignorant kind mild pleasant slow soothing stupid
WEAK
dense imperceptive insensitive not serious obtuse unimportant
ADJECTIVE
agonizing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
excruciating harrowing intense tortuous
STRONG
disturbing heart-wrenching struggling tearing tormenting torturing
WEAK
extreme fierce vehement violent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
pleasant pleasing
ADJECTIVE
excruciating
Synonyms
STRONGEST
acute agonizing exquisite grueling harrowing intense searing severe unbearable
STRONG
burning chastening consuming piercing punishing rending shooting stabbing tearing tormenting torturing
WEAK
extreme insufferable sharp torturesome unendurable violent
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm dull easy facile mild
WEAK
bearable endurable helpful pleasant pleasing soothing
ADJECTIVE
grueling
Synonyms
STRONGEST
arduous backbreaking brutal demanding excruciating exhausting fierce laborious punishing strenuous tiring torturous trying
WEAK
chastening crushing fatiguing grinding hairy hard harsh heavy severe stiff
Antonyms
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easy effortless facile gentle kind trivial
ADJECTIVE
harrowing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agonizing chilling distressing disturbing excruciating heart-wrenching heartbreaking painful terrifying torturous traumatic
STRONG
alarming soaring tearing tormenting torturing
WEAK
heart-rending nerve-racking
Antonyms
STRONGEST
pleasant
WEAK
calming pleasing unfrightening
ADJECTIVE
piercing
Synonyms
STRONGEST
biting blaring earsplitting fierce high-pitched painful penetrating shrill
STRONG
agonizing bitter deafening excruciating freezing keen numbing roaring shattering shooting stabbing thin treble
WEAK
acute arctic cold exquisite frosty high knifelike loud powerful raw severe sharp stentorian stentorious wintry
Antonyms
STRONGEST
calm kind
STRONG
pleasant
WEAK
low soft weak
ADJECTIVE
tormenting
Synonyms
STRONG
agonizing anguishing distressing disturbing excruciating harrowing heart-wrenching struggling suffering tearing torturing
WEAK
extreme fierce intense tortuous torturous vehement violent
Antonyms
STRONG
pleasant pleasing

Example Sentences

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They create financial stability by helping families avoid racking up credit-card debt when costs rise, unexpected expenses come up or people lose their jobs.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 9, 2026

"Many people who are on very low incomes will be very worried about racking up debts in order to pay for their fuel bills," she said.

From BBC • Mar. 24, 2026

The post remained online, racking up more than two million views.

From Barron's • Mar. 15, 2026

Participants film everything and post it, racking up thousands of views.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 13, 2026

She was racking up points on a war simulation.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart