Another word for painful
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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"painful." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/painful>.
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painful. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/painful
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
MLA Style
"painful." YourDictionary, n.d. Web. 14 January 2019. <https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/painful>.
APA Style
painful. (n.d.). Retrieved January 14th, 2019, from https://thesaurus.yourdictionary.com/painful
