NIGHTMARES Synonyms: 35 Similar and Opposite Words

nightmares

noun

plural of nightmare

as in horrors

a situation or state that causes great suffering and unhappiness that 20-page exam was a nightmare

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Recent Examples of nightmares But her kindly and supportive cop boyfriend Nick (Brandon Perea) rightly insists that the duo should perhaps move out of the house when Gemma’s habitual nightmares intensify. — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026 As the title suggests, the film indeed opens with a dream, one that emerges from the nightmares of history. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 19 Aug. 2026 After seven years of no sleep, grief, and nightmares, Suleyman finally reunites with his mother in Paradise—just as henchmen, cops, and one very bad raid drag him back into hell. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 But this whole data center move has created a gold rush that will turn many companies into winners that had previously been cyclical nightmares. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 16 Aug. 2026 But fewer of us recall the nightmares induced by Return to Oz (1985), Disney’s loopy and genuinely frightening stab at a sequel. — Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 12 Aug. 2026 Practicing football with a two-foot-long, deadly snake inside your helmet is the stuff of nightmares. — Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026 From sticky carnival rides to summer camps tucked deep in the woods, some of the most disturbing horror comes from taking places that feel comforting and familiar and turning them into inescapable nightmares. — Alaina Urquhart, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026 Yes, Cathedral is a deeply haunting record and rather than dream up a horror story to accompany it, Carpenter has given us a portal to his nightmares with the graphic novel. — David Harris, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026

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Noun

While Nikki is freed from Bear’s original wish, she’s left with all of the horrors that came from it — including the deaths of her friends, by her hands.

— Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 16 Aug. 2026
The institute Asher works for has used AI to tap into the memories of the oldest living creatures on earth (the giant sea turtle), unearthing testimony of the long history of mankind’s horrors.

— John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026

Definition of horrors

Noun

Tykes get slapped around, shot with arrows and dangled in traffic — tortures that are played seriously, but the shock of them allows you to guffaw.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026
But such judgments often come from a place of distance—from people who have never lived under a theocracy that imprisons, tortures, and kills with impunity.

— Nazanin Boniadi, Time, 11 Mar. 2026

Definition of tortures

Noun

Cyclospora, an intestinal parasite, has sickened thousands of people and hospitalized hundreds with explosive diarrhea, painful cramping, or other gastrointestinal miseries.

— Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 3 Aug. 2026
The sad thing is that the miseries return, but there is no other Garrincha available.

— Jack Lang, New York Times, 28 May 2026

Definition of miseries

Noun

So too did Trump spiritual advisor Paula White-Cain, who compared the president’s torments to those of Jesus.

— Pat Beall, Sun Sentinel, 17 Apr. 2026
In the face of such grave concerns, Alyoshka’s torments seem self-indulgent and frustrating, but his problem—whether to leave or stay—is far from insignificant.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026

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