What is another word for painful?

Common synonyms for painful include aching, achy, agonized, agonised, agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing.

painful

/ˈpeɪn.fl̩/adjective2 syllables

Painful means: causing physical or psychological pain.

adjective, as in causing physical or psychological pain

aching, achy, agonized, agonised, agonizing, agonising, excruciating, harrowing, torturing, torturous, torturesome, biting, bitter, chafed

and 10 more

, galled, poignant, itchy, racking, wrenching, saddle-sore, sensitive, sore, raw, tender

adjective, as in exceptionally bad or displeasing

atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable, bad

adjective, as in causing misery or pain or distress

adjective, as in causing physical discomfort

also used for painful

ailsome, groanful, hellish, hurtful, bruising, painable, doleful, sorrowful, smartful, irksome, annoying, laborious, exerting, achesome, hurt

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painless

adjective

causing physical or psychological pain“worked with painful slowness”

exceptionally bad or displeasing“atrocious taste”

causing misery or pain or distress“it was a sore trial to him”

causing physical discomfort“bites of black flies are more than irritating: they can be very painful”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Change is good, even though it's sometimes painful.Hybrid
My grandad has very painful knees, but he's still really sprightly.sundown
When threatened, ants have a surprisingly painful bite.shekitten
The splinter was huge, pretty deep and insanely painful.Amastan
It's still a painful story to tell, even for me.Amastan
Painful though it was, the mouse continued to eat away at the cactus.sundown
Painful though it was, the mouse continued to nibble the cactus.sundown
Shingles, a painful nerve infection, affects millions of people around the world each year.Cangarejo

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