Painful synonyms and antonyms

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Tending to impair or damage; injurious; mischievous; occasioning loss or injury.

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Easily hurt; tender; raw

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Causing agony.

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Feeling great passion.

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Anything or anyone that pierces.

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Full of painful yearning or sorrow:

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Having the capacity to sting.

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Referring to physical anguish

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Causing a stinging sensation; nipping:

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Causing great discomfort, damage, or distress:

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The definition of grievous is something very serious, grave or severe.

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The definition of dreadful is terrible, shocking or very disturbing.

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(Sports) Very dangerous or difficult:

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Experiencing discomfort.

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Referring to physical anguish

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Referring to physical anguish

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Exceedingly intense; extreme

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Inducing worry.

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(Now rare) Inspiring awe; filling with profound reverence or respect; profoundly impressive.

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Disagreeable or troublesome by reason of long continuance or repetition; bothersome; annoying; irritating; wearisome; tedious.

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Beating or pounding strongly

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like (related)

Having almost or exactly the same qualities, characteristics, etc.; similar; equal

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Stimulating or exciting a response.

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That cannot be spoken

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Intense; severe:

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Having a bad or foul taste.

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Powerfully impressive; stark:

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Referring to physical anguish

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(Pathology) Inflamed and painful.

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(Medicine) Abnormally or excessively sensitive to a stimulus:

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Dismal; dreary:

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disturbing (related)

Causing distress or worry; upsetting or unsettling.

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The definition of atrocious is something evil, cruel or absolutely horrible.

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painfull (related)

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That can burn, eat away, or destroy tissue by chemical action; corrosive

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(Law, of an action) Commenced for the purpose of giving trouble, without due cause.

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Causing distress; upsetting

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Referring to physical anguish

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Affected with ulcers

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abscessed

(Medicine) Affected by an abscess. [First attested in the mid 19^th century.]

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comfortable (antonym)

Amply sufficient, satisfactory. [from 17th c.]

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well (antonym)

In good health.

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sore (related)

(Informal) Angry; offended; feeling hurt or resentful

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Indicative of or resulting from anger:

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Irritating; vexing; bothersome

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The definition of arduous is a way of describing something that is extremely tiring and difficult.

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Not easy to endure; full of hardship or trouble; trying:

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Marked by or exhibiting sorrow, grief, or pain.

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Alternative spelling of gruelling.

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Difficult to accept

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Requiring much physical effort; toilsome.

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Difficult to accept

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Characterized by or requiring toil.

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Characterized by or causing trouble, irritation, difficulty, distress, inconvenience, etc.

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agreeable (antonym)

Pleasing, either to the mind or senses; pleasant; grateful.

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painless (antonym)

Not causing or involving pain

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easy (antonym)

Free from worry, anxiety, trouble, or pain:

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pleasant (antonym)

The definition of pleasant is someone or something that is agreeable, enjoyable or likable.

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delightful (antonym)

Giving delight; very pleasing; charming

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Experiencing aches.

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That causes physical or mental pain

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Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.

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Designating or having a sharp, often unpleasant taste; acrid, as quinine or peach stones

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That cannot be digested

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(By extension) unpleasant or disagreeable

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Worthy of, or causing, abhorrence, as a thing of evil omen; odious in the utmost degree; very hateful; detestable; loathsome; execrable. [first attested around 1150 to 1350]

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Extremely formidable:

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traumatic (related)

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stressful (related)

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debilitating (related)

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frightening (related)

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wrenching (related)

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Easily hurt; sensitive:

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healthy (antonym)

Conducive to health.

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Appearing to be in flames; as if made of fire.

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pain (related)

Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain

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frustrating (related)

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excruciate (related)

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Of or causing torture

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Causing sadness.

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Narrowly pointed; sharp:

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Referring to physical anguish

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