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Another word for painful

painful Synonyms

painful

modif.

Referring to physical anguish
sore, raw, aching, throbbing, burning, torturing, hurtful, biting, piercing, sharp, severe, caustic, tormenting, smarting, extreme, grievous, griping, stinging, lacerating, bruised, sensitive, tender, irritated, irritable, vexatious, distressing, agonizing, excruciating, torturous, grievous, inflamed, burned, unpleasant, ulcerated, abscessed, uncomfortable; see also sore.
Antonyms healthy*, comfortable, well.
Referring to mental anguish
unpleasant, distasteful, grievous, worrying, depressing, saddening; see also disturbing.

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Another word for painful

adjective

Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain:
aching, achy, afflictive, hurtful, nagging, smarting, sore. See pain
Difficult to accept:
bitter, distasteful, indigestible, unpalatable. See like

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It'll be a slow, painful death.
For her, losing them was painful enough, but losing a mate - that would be agonizing.
Is it painful when you turn into a wolf?
His lack of response sent a painful flush into her neck.
Rocking back and forth, head bowed, Edith began to touch herself, her cheek, her arms, her body, again and again, as if indicating where she had been struck but unable to utter the painful words.

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