Pains Synonyms and Antonyms

Suffering, usually mental
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. worries
  2. trials
  3. thorns
  4. anxieties
Effort; used in plural
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. whiles
  2. troubles
  3. endeavors
  4. struggles
  5. strains
  6. exertions
  7. care
To have or cause a feeling of physical pain or discomfort
(Verb)
Synonyms:
  1. twinges
  2. hurts
  3. aches
An effortful attempt to attain a goal
(Noun)
Synonyms:
  1. striving
  2. nisus
  3. strain

Words Related to Pains

Related words are words that are directly connected to each other through their meaning, even if they are not synonyms or antonyms. This connection may be general or specific, or the words may appear frequently together.

Pains Sentence Examples

  • Shall we with pains erect a heaven of blue glass over ourselves, though when it is done we shall be sure to gaze still at the true ethereal heaven far above, as if the former were not?

  • The distinction between these two was made emphatic by Aquinas, who is at pains, especially in his treatise Contra Gentiles, to make it plain that each is a distinct fountain of knowledge, but that revelation is the more important of the two.

  • Being together just felt right and I'm sure you felt it, too… the thought of being away from you pains me.

  • One of life's growing pains.

  • It always pains me to see some preferred outcomes involving the innocent.

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