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Synonyms of pain

54 similar words · 12 opposite words

Another word for pain is smart. Other synonyms of pain are grief, hardship, anguish, trouble and torture. The opposite of pain is pleasure.

Synonyms and similar words for pain

nounThe condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment...

  • anguishExtreme pain, either of body or mind; excruciating distress; an emotional state caused by intense misery or suffering.
  • rendA violent separation of parts.
  • difficulty
  • distress
  • griefSuffering, hardship.
  • hardshipDifficulty or trouble; hard times.
  • smartA sharp, quick, lively pain; a sting.
  • tormentAny extreme pain, anguish or misery, either physical or mental.
  • tortureSevere pain or anguish, of mind or body.
  • troubleThe state of being troubled, disturbed, or distressed mentally; unease, disquiet.

nounAn annoying person or thing.

nounLabour; effort; great care or trouble taken in doing something.

  • effort
  • exertionAn expenditure of physical or mental effort.
  • painsTrouble taken doing something; attention to detail; careful effort.
  • work
  • wark Scotland, obsoletePain; ache.

verbTo hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of...

  • afflictTo cause (someone) pain, suffering or distress.
  • hurtTo be painful.
  • aggrieveTo cause someone to feel pain or sorrow to; to afflict.
  • agonizeTo writhe with agony; to suffer violent anguish.
  • dere British, dialectal
  • 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.
  • wring figurativelyTo experience distress, pain, punishment, etc.
  • ache literary, rareTo suffer pain; to be the source of, or be in, pain, especially continued dull pain; to be distressed.
  • throe obsoleteTo feel throes; to struggle in extreme pain; to be in agony; to agonize.

verbTo render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.

verbTo feel pain; to hurt.

  • sufferTo feel pain.
  • passionTo suffer pain or sorrow; to experience a passion; to be extremely agitated.
  • thole British, dialectalTo suffer.

nounMore synonyms

  • misery dialectalA bodily ache or pain.

Opposite of pain

nounAn ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a...

Meaning of pain

  1. noun An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
  2. noun The pangs or sufferings of childbirth, caused by contractions of the uterus.
  3. noun The condition or fact of suffering or anguish especially mental, as opposed to pleasure; torment; distress.

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Questions about synonyms of pain

What is another word for pain?
Pain has 54 synonyms on Word.ws, such as smart, grief, hardship, anguish, trouble, torture and torment.
What is the opposite of pain?
The opposite of pain is pleasure. Other antonyms of pain are bliss, euphoria, delectation and transport.
What does pain mean?
Pain means an ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.

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Adapted from Wiktionary: pain (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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