Synonyms for painful

Other words for “painful”, grouped by meaning.

We found 23 synonyms for “painful”. The most common are aching, agonized, agonizing, biting, chafed.

adjective causing physical or psychological pain

Similaraching agonized agonizing biting chafed poignant itchy racking saddle-sore sensitive traumatic

Oppositespainless

adjective causing misery or pain or distress

Synonymsafflictive sore

Similarunpleasant

adjective exceptionally bad or displeasing

Synonymsatrocious abominable awful dreadful terrible unspeakable

Similarbad

adjective causing physical discomfort

Synonymsirritating

Similaruncomfortable

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

More about “painful”

✦Meaning of painful✦Unscramble PAINFUL