Another word for painful

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