Synonyms for sting

Other words for “sting”, grouped by meaning.

We found 19 synonyms for “sting”. The most common are stinging, pang, bite, insect bite, bunco.

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

noun a mental pain or distress

Synonymspang

noun a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

noun a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

noun operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act

verb cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

Synonymsbite burn

verb deliver a sting to

verb saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

Synonymsstick

verb cause a stinging pain

Source: WordNet 3.1, Princeton University

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