PAINFUL Synonyms

There are 21 synonyms of the word painful. (exact relations)
There is 0 hypernym of the word painful. (close relations)

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pained paining painless painfully painfulness

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	agonizing				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • extremely painful
	distressing				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing distress or worry or anxiety • bad; unfortunate
	excruciating				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • extremely painful
	thorny				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • bristling with perplexities • having or covered with protective barbs or quills or spines or thorns or setae etc.
	afflicting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	verb • cause great unhappiness for; distress • cause physical pain or suffering in
	tormenting				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • unbearable physical pain • extreme mental distress • intense feelings of suffering; acute mental or physical pain • a feeling of intense annoyance caused by being tormented • a severe affliction • the act of harassing someone verb • torment emotionally or mentally • treat cruelly • subject to torture
	abominable				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • unequivocally detestable • exceptionally bad or displeasing
	afflictive				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing misery or pain or distress
	annoying				adjectiveadj
	noun • the act of troubling or annoying someone adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance
	atrocious				verb, adjectivev, adj
	adjective satellite • shockingly brutal or cruel • exceptionally bad or displeasing • provoking horror
	awful				adverb, adjectiveadv, adj
	adjective • offensive or even (of persons) malicious adverb • used as intensifiers adjective satellite • exceptionally bad or displeasing • causing fear or dread or terror • inspired by a feeling of fearful wonderment or reverence • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact • inspiring awe or admiration or wonder
	doleful				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • filled with or evoking sadness
	dreadful				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • extremely disagreeable and unpleasant
	irksome				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • so lacking in interest as to cause mental weariness
	irritating				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • causing irritation or annoyance • (used of physical stimuli) serving to stimulate or excite • causing physical discomfort
	laborious				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • characterized by effort to the point of exhaustion; especially physical effort
	sore				verb, adjectivev, adj
	noun • an open skin infection adjective satellite • hurting • causing misery or pain or distress • roused to anger
	sorrowful				adjectiveadj
	adjective • experiencing or marked by or expressing sorrow especially that associated with irreparable loss
	terrible
	adjective satellite • causing fear or dread or terror • exceptionally bad or displeasing • intensely or extremely bad or unpleasant in degree or quality • extreme in degree or extent or amount or impact
	unspeakable				adjectiveadj
	adjective satellite • defying expression or description • exceptionally bad or displeasing • too sacred to be uttered

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