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Synonyms for pain
noun physical suffering

cramp
fever
burn
sickness
soreness
agony
irritation
wound
strain
discomfort

illness
torment
misery
twinge
ache
trouble
injury
tenderness
spasm
malady

laceration
crick
prick
stitch
torture
throb
gripe
sting
hurt
tingle

pang
affliction
catch
paroxysm
throe
convulsion
smarting
distress

Antonyms for pain

health
happiness
relief
contentment
joy
advantage
aid

assistance
good health
comfort
peace
ease
pleasure
benefit

blessing
help
well-being
cheer
wellness

Synonyms
noun mental suffering

heartache
anxiety
agony
shock
sadness
bitterness

grief
suffering
torment
misery
woe
anguish

worry
travail
distress
torture
despondency
hurt

malaise
tribulation
affliction
wretchedness
rack
martyrdom

Antonyms

calmness
contentment
happiness
health
gladness
joy

delight
relief
aid
peace
comfort
cheer

help
good health
well-being
pleasure
irritation

Synonyms
noun problem

trouble
irritation
exertion

annoyance
effort
bother

drag
aggravation
pest

nuisance
vexation
bore

Antonyms

idleness
laziness
delight
happiness

health
joy
pleasure
comfort

good health
well-being
cheer

Synonyms
verb bother, trouble

harm
distress
afflict
agonize
grieve
sting
strain
rile
torment
vex
gall
suffer
anguish

worry
exasperate
injure
convulse
bite
wound
irritate
nick
tingle
irk
smart
annoy
disquiet

prick
torture
sadden
throb
punish
gripe
hurt
inflame
discomfort
aggrieve
ache
harrow
chafe

stress
chasten
upset
excruciate
ail
harass
constrain
rack
cut to the quick
hit where one lives

Antonyms

aid
assist
mend
calm
comfort
soothe
delight
placate

alleviate
heal
appease
assuage
praise
fix
help
please

make happy
cheer
encourage
relieve
ease
cure
let go

Concept Thesaurus for word pain
1. Passive Affections
Synonyms – noun

mental suffering
sufferance
dissatisfaction
malaise
taking
anhedonia.
infliction
bother
mortification
care
trial
blow
burden
sorrow
bitterness
aching heart
gnawing grief.
tribulation
extremity
ephialtes
agony
hell upon earth
peck of troubles
“unkindest cut of all”
prey
shorn lamb.

pain
ache, smart (physical pain)
discomfort
inquietude
discontent
annoyance
visitation
botheration
chagrin
anxiety
ordeal
cark
load.
distress
heartache
bleeding heart
unhappiness
wretchedness
prostration
incubus.
torture
iron age
“ills that flesh is heir to”
[Julius Caesar].
martyr

dolor
passion.
discomposure
uneasiness
dejection
irritation
plague
stew
esclandre
solicitude
fiery ordeal
dole
concern
affliction
carking cares
broken heart
infelicity
desolation
depth of misery.
pang
torment
reign of terror
[Hamlet] (evil) [more]
sufferer
object of compassion

suffering
displeasure
disquiet
vexation of spirit
weariness
worry
bore
vexation
mauvais quart d’heur.
trouble
shock
fret
grief
woe
heavy heart
heavy affliction
misery
despair
nightmare
anguish
purgatory (hell)
slough of depond (adversity)
miseries of human life
victim
wretch

Synonyms – verbs

feel pain
bear pain
suffer
labor under afflictions
fall on evil days (adversity)
drain the cup of misery to the dregs
be on pins and needles
worry oneself
take to heart
yearn
languish
break one’s heart

suffer pain
endure pain
bleed
bear the cross
go hard with
“sup full of horrors”
wince
be in a taking
cark.
repine
sink
weigh upon the heart (inflict pain)

experience pain
smart
ail
quaff the bitter cup
come to grief
[Macbeth].
fret
fret and fume
grieve
pine
give way

unergo pain
ache (physical pain)[more]
be the victim of.
have a bad time of it
fall a sacrifice to
sit on thorns
chafe
take on
mourn (lament)
droop
despair

Synonyms – adjectives

in pain
pained, afflicted, worried, displeased
on the rack
uneasy
disturbed
heavy laden
victimized

in a state of pain
aching
in limbo
ill at ease
discontented
stricken
ill-used.

full of pain
griped
between hawk and buzzard.
in a taking
out of humor
crushed

suffering
sore (physical pain) [more]
uncomfortable
in a way
weary
a prey to

Synonyms – phrases
“the iron entered into our soul”; haeret lateri lethalis arundo [Vergil]; one’s heart bleeding; “down, thou climbing sorrow” [Lear]; “mirth cannot move a soul in agony” [Love’s Labor’s Lost]; nessun maggior dolere che ricordarsi del tempo felice nella miseria; “sorrow’s crown of sorrow is remembering
Antonyms

pleasure

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Other adjectives related to pain

a prey to
aching
afflicting
algedonic
aponic
biting
calamitous
caustic
concerned
crushed
cut up
depressive
disagreeable
disheartening
distasteful
dolorous
enough to drive one mad
excruciating
frightful
grating
grinding
hard
heart
heavy
horrified
ill
in a way
in pain
insupportable
irritating
loathful
melpomenish
mournful
not to be borne
offensive
out of humor
pathetic
plaguing
provoking
repulsive
sad
shocking
sorrowing
stranded
terrific
to be pitied
touching
unacceptable
undesirable
unendurable
unlucky
unpopular
vexatious
wearisome
woeful

a prey to grief
acute
afflictive
amyctic
appalling
bitter
careworn
chagrined
consuming
crushing
cutting
desolating
disastrous
dismal
distressing
doomed
enough to make a person swear
execrable
full of pain
grave
griped
harrowing
heart
horrible
horrifying
ill at ease
in despair
in tears
intolerable
joyless
loathsome
miserable
nasty
not to be endured
on the rack
pained
pestering
plaguy
racking
revolting
searching
sickening
sorry
stricken
thankless
tormenting
tragical
unaccommodating
undesired
unfortunate
unpalatable
unsatisfactory
victimized
weary
worried

abhorrent
affecting
aggravating
annoying
awkward
bothering
carking
cheerless
corroding
cumbersome
deplorable
devoted
discontented
displeased
disturbed
dreadful
enough to provoke a saint
fashed
fulsome
grievous
hagridden
harsh
heart
horrid
horror
in a state of pain
in grief
infelicitous
invidious
kedogenous
lost
more than flesh and blood can bear
nauseating
obnoxious
onerous
painful
piteous
plunged in grief
rending
rueful
severe
sore
steeped to the lips in misery
suffering
thrilling
torminous
tremendous
unbearable
undone
unhappy
unpleasant
untoward
vile
withering
worrying

accursed
afflicted
agonizing
anxious
between hawk and buzzard
broken
causing pain
comfortless
cruel
cumbrous
depressing
dire
disgusting
displeasing
dolorific
dreary
envenomed
fearful
galling
grim
harassing
hateful
heart
horrific
hurting
in a taking
in limbo
insufferable
irksome
lamentable
melancholy
mortifying
nauseous
odious
oppressive
past bearing
pitiable
poor
repellent
ruinous
sharp
sorrowful
stinging
teasing
tiresome
torturous
troublesome
uncomfortable
uneasy
uninviting
unpleasing
unwelcome
vulnerative
wobegone
wretched

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