Choose the most appropriate ANTONYM of the given word.

EXCRUCIATING 

Facile

The most appropriate antonym of the word EXCRUCIATING is FACILE.

• Excruciating means "very painful or distressing."
• Facile means "easy or quick to do or accomplish."

The other words do not have the same meaning as facile.

• Dawdle means "to waste time by moving or acting slowly or leisurely."
• Scrutinize means "to examine or inspect something closely and carefully."
• Ineffectual means "not producing any significant or desired effect."