tormentingly
In tormenting fashion
Tormentingly describes an action done in a way that causes suffering, anguish, or persistent distress.
It characterizes behavior that inflicts pain—physical or emotional—in a drawn-out or teasing manner.
She tormentingly dangled the possibility of reconciliation before withdrawing it completely.
The word suggests deliberate cruelty or at least an awareness that one's actions are causing another to suffer.
In tormenting fashion
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- heartbreakinglyIn a grief-inducing manner
- excruciatinglyWith intense suffering
- unbearablyBeyond what's endurable
wretchedly · hauntingly · cruelly · mercilessly · devastatingly · piercingly · achingly · gnawingly
In a distressing manner
- excruciatinglyWith intense suffering
- searinglyWith intense burning heat
- piercinglyIn a penetrating manner
- stinginglyIn a biting manner
achingly · grindingly · rawly · sharply · intensely · unbearably · brutally · punishingly
Enticingly out of reach
- teasinglyIn a playfully mocking way
- provocativelyIn an inciting manner
- tauntinglyIn a mocking manner
- mockinglyIn a ridiculing manner
elusively · frustratingly · maddeningly · infuriatingly · vexingly · irritatingly · exasperatingly · temptingly
Without termination or limit
- interminablyWithout end or limit
- ceaselesslyWithout ever stopping
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
- persistentlyIn an unrelenting manner
continuously · incessantly · unceasingly · perpetually · constantly · chronically · lingeringly · draggingly
agonizingly
In tormenting fashion
- painfullyIn a distressing manner
- heartbreakinglyIn a grief-inducing manner
- excruciatinglyWith intense suffering
unbearably · wretchedly · hauntingly · cruelly · mercilessly · devastatingly · piercingly · achingly · gnawingly · relentlessly
painfully
In a distressing manner
- excruciatinglyWith intense suffering
- searinglyWith intense burning heat
- piercinglyIn a penetrating manner
stingingly · achingly · grindingly · rawly · sharply · intensely · unbearably · brutally · punishingly · agonizingly
tantalizingly
Enticingly out of reach
- teasinglyIn a playfully mocking way
- provocativelyIn an inciting manner
- tauntinglyIn a mocking manner
mockingly · elusively · frustratingly · maddeningly · infuriatingly · vexingly · irritatingly · exasperatingly · temptingly · alluringly
endlessly
Without termination or limit
- interminablyWithout end or limit
- ceaselesslyWithout ever stopping
- unrelentinglyWithout yielding or softening
persistently · continuously · incessantly · unceasingly · perpetually · constantly · chronically · lingeringly · draggingly · tediously
tormentinglygently
In a mild manner
kindly · tenderly · compassionately · mercifully · lovingly
tormentinglycomfortingly
In a consoling manner
soothingly · peacefully · reassuringly · blissfully · restfully