painful
English Thesaurus
1. causing physical discomfort (adj.all)
| similar | : | uncomfortable, |
| definition | : | providing or experiencing physical discomfort (adj.all) |
2. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
| similar | : | bad, |
| definition | : | having undesirable or negative qualities (adj.all) |
3. causing physical or psychological pain (adj.all)
| similar | : | aching, achy, |
| definition | : | causing a dull and steady pain (adj.all) |
| similar | : | biting, bitter, |
| definition | : | causing a sharply painful or stinging sensation; used especially of cold (adj.all) |
| similar | : | chafed, galled, |
| definition | : | painful from having the skin abraded (adj.all) |
| similar | : | poignant, |
| definition | : | keenly distressing to the mind or feelings (adj.all) |
| similar | : | itchy, |
| definition | : | causing an irritating cutaneous sensation; being affect with an itch (adj.all) |
| similar | : | racking, wrenching, |
| definition | : | causing great physical or mental suffering (adj.all) |
| similar | : | saddle-sore, |
| definition | : | (of a rider) sore after riding a horse (adj.all) |
| similar | : | traumatic, |
| definition | : | psychologically painful (adj.all) |
| also | : | harmful, |
| definition | : | causing or capable of causing harm (adj.all) |
| also | : | inhumane, |
| definition | : | lacking and reflecting lack of pity or compassion (adj.all) |
4. causing misery or pain or distress (adj.all)
| similar | : | unpleasant, |
| definition | : | disagreeable to the senses, to the mind, or feelings (adj.all) |
5. causing physical discomfort (adj.all)
6. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
7. causing physical or psychological pain (adj.all)
| antonym | : | painless, |
| definition | : | not causing physical or psychological pain (adj.all) |
8. causing misery or pain or distress (adj.all)
| derivation | : | afflict, smite, |
| definition | : | cause physical pain or suffering in (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | afflict, |
| definition | : | cause great unhappiness for; distress (verb.emotion) |
9. causing physical discomfort (adj.all)
10. exceptionally bad or displeasing (adj.all)
11. causing physical or psychological pain (adj.all)
| antonym | : | painless, |
| definition | : | not causing physical or psychological pain (adj.all) |
12. causing misery or pain or distress (adj.all)
| derivation | : | afflict, smite, |
| definition | : | cause physical pain or suffering in (verb.change) |
| derivation | : | afflict, |
| definition | : | cause great unhappiness for; distress (verb.emotion) |
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