Smarting synonyms

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aching
That aches; continuously painful. See ache
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achy
Experiencing aches.
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afflictive
That causes physical or mental pain
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hurtful
Tending to hurt someone's feelings; insulting.
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nagging
Causing persistent mild pain, or annoyance.
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painful
Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person). [from 15th c.]
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sore
Causing sadness, grief, misery, or distress
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pain (related)
Marked by, causing, or experiencing physical pain
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smart
Smart is the act of having intelligence.
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smartness
(Uncountable) The state or quality of being smart.
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hurting
(Intransitive) To be painful.
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throbbing
Throb means to vibrate, pulsate or beat quickly.
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suffering
To experience, undergo, or feel (something painful, injurious, or unpleasant):
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stinging
To cause to feel a sharp, smarting pain:
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sprucing
Spruce means to make neat and tidy.
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pricking
To affect with sharp pain; to sting, as with remorse.
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paining
To have or cause pain
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alerting
To notify of approaching danger or action; warn:
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burning
To harden or impart a finish to by subjecting to intense heat; fire:
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biting
To cause sharp pain, or smarting, to; to hurt or injure, in a literal or a figurative sense.
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assuaging (antonym)
The definition of assuage is to fulfill the needs of.
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helping (antonym)
To refrain from; avoid or resist. Used with can or cannot:
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soothing (antonym)
To keep in good humour; wheedle; cajole; flatter.
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slowing (antonym)
To keep from going quickly; to hinder the progress of.
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dulling (antonym)
To render dull; to remove or blunt an edge or something that was sharp.
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  • She slipped into her shoes, still smarting from his reproach.

  • Smarting beneath their grievances and seriously believing that not only the young king's crown but his very life was in danger, they formed a conspiracy, the soul of which was Gustaf Mauritz Armfelt, to overthrow the government, with the aid of a Russian fleet, supported by a rising of the Dalecarlians.

  • But while smarting under them he tendered his resignation in 1821, though he did not leave India till the first day of 1823.

  • The keen sarcasm of his polished rhetoric was not calculated to soothe the susceptibilities of men already smarting under the deprivation of their most cherished illusions.

  • Smarting under defeat and angered by Hamilton's criticisms, Burr sent the challenge which resulted in the famous duel at Weehawken, N.J., on the 11th of July 1804, and the death of Hamilton on the following day.

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