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Synonyms of ache

21 similar words · 3 opposite words

Another word for ache is hurt. Other synonyms of ache are suffer, agonize, anguish, pain and passion. The opposite of ache is trouble.

Synonyms and similar words for ache

verbTo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be...

  • hurtTo be painful.
  • suffer
  • agonizeTo writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
  • anguishTo suffer pain.
  • pain IndiaTo hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to...
  • passionTo suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • thole British, dialectalTo suffer.
  • wark British, dialectalTo be in pain; ache.
  • wring figurativelyTo cause distress or pain to (a person or their heart, soul, etc.); to distress, to torment.
  • throe obsoleteTo cause (someone) to feel throes, as if in childbirth; to put in agony.

verbTo cause someone or something to suffer pain.

  • afflictTo cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • tormentTo cause severe suffering to (stronger than to vex but weaker than to torture.).
  • aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
  • dere British, dialectalTo hurt; harm; injure; wound.
  • excruciateTo inflict intense pain or mental distress on (someone); to torture.
  • irritateTo induce pain in (all or part of a body or organism).
  • pangTo cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.
  • pineTo inflict pain upon; to torment.
  • rackTo cause (someone) to suffer pain.
  • tortureTo intentionally inflict severe pain or suffering on (someone), usually with the aim of forcing confessions or...

nounContinued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

  • misery dialectalA bodily ache or pain.

Opposite of ache

nounContinued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

Meaning of ache

  1. verb To suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
  2. verb To cause someone or something to suffer pain.
  3. noun Continued dull pain, as distinguished from sudden twinges, or spasmodic pain.

Full definition of ache

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Questions about synonyms of ache

What is another word for ache?
Ache has 21 synonyms on Word.ws, such as hurt, suffer, agonize, anguish, pain, passion, thole and wark.
What is the opposite of ache?
The opposite of ache is trouble.
What does ache mean?
Ache means to suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: ache (page history and authors) and the entries of the words listed. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws grouped the synonyms and antonyms by meaning and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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