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SORE Synonyms

There are 16 synonyms of the word sore. (exact relations)
There are 6 hypernyms of the word sore. (close relations)
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painful
adjectiveadj
adjective

• causing physical or psychological pain

adjective satellite

• causing misery or pain or distress

• exceptionally bad or displeasing

• causing physical discomfort

raw
adjectiveadj
adjective

• not treated with heat to prepare it for eating

noun

• informal terms for nakedness

adjective satellite

• (used especially of commodities) being unprocessed or manufactured using only simple or minimal processes

• having the surface exposed and painful

• not processed or refined

• devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

• brutally unfair or harsh

• not processed or subjected to analysis

• untempered and unrefined

• hurting

• unpleasantly cold and damp

• used of wood and furniture

• lacking training or experience

• (used informally) completely unclothed

sensitive
adjectiveadj
adjective

• responsive to physical stimuli

• being susceptible to the attitudes, feelings, or circumstances of others

• able to feel or perceive

noun

• someone who serves as an intermediary between the living and the dead

adjective satellite

• hurting

• of or pertaining to classified information or matters affecting national security

tender
verb, noun, adjectivev, n, adj
adjective

• given to sympathy or gentleness or sentimentality

• easy to cut or chew

• physically untoughened

noun

• something that can be used as an official medium of payment

• someone who waits on or tends to or attends to the needs of another

• a formal proposal to buy at a specified price

• car attached to a locomotive to carry fuel and water

• a boat for communication between ship and shore

• ship that usually provides supplies to other ships

adjective satellite

• hurting

• young and immature

• having or displaying warmth or affection

• (used of boats) inclined to heel over easily under sail

• (of plants) not hardy; easily killed by adverse growing condition

verb

• offer or present for acceptance

• propose a payment

• make a tender of; in legal settlements

• make tender or more tender as by marinating, pounding, or applying a tenderizer

aching
adjectiveadj
noun

• a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

adjective satellite

• causing a dull and steady pain

angry
adjectiveadj
adjective

• feeling or showing anger

adjective satellite

• (of the elements) as if showing violent anger

• severely inflamed and painful

hurting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder

inflamed
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• resulting from inflammation; hot and swollen and reddened

• lighted with red light as if with flames

• adorned with tongues of flame

irritated
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• aroused to impatience or anger

pained
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• emotionally hurt or upset or annoyed

smarting
verb, adjectivev, adj
noun

• a kind of pain such as that caused by a wound or a burn or a sore

stinging
adjectiveadj
noun

• a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

adjective satellite

• (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character

throbbing
adjectiveadj
noun

• an instance of rapid strong pulsation (of the heart)

• a sound with a strong rhythmic beat

adjective satellite

• pounding or beating strongly or violently

afflictive
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• causing misery or pain or distress

huffy
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• quick to take offense

• roused to anger

mad
adjectiveadj
adjective satellite

• roused to anger

• affected with madness or insanity

• marked by uncontrolled excitement or emotion

• very foolish

Best Hypernyms For SORE

Here is a list of related hypernyms for sore, these are close relations that fall within the same topic. Most relevant words are highlighted and in order.
Words (6)
ache discomfort infection pain tenderness throbbing

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