Synonyms of sore
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Another word for sore is suffering. Other synonyms of sore are hurt, aching, pained, achy and smarting.
Synonyms and similar words for sore
adjectiveCausing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- achingThat aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
- smartingPainful, sore.
- achesomeCharacterised or marked by aching; painful.
- achyWith or suffering from aches; sore.
- raw
- hurtFeeling physical or emotional pain.
- hurtyCausing hurt; painful.
- painedIn pain, especially in an emotional sense.
- painfilledFilled with pain.
- painful
- sufferingExperiencing pain; characterized by suffering.
- tender
- tormented
- griefful archaicExpressing or full of grief; painful.
- smartful obsoletePainful.
adjectiveSensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
adjectiveFeeling animosity towards someone; annoyed or angered.
- irkedAnnoyed.
- rattyAnnoyed, bad-tempered, irritable.
- annoyedTroubled, irritated by something unwanted or unliked (an annoyance); vexed.
- angry
- aggravated
- agitated
- botheredAnnoyed; irritated.
- exasperated
- frustrated
- irritable
- irritated
- peevedAnnoyed.
- pestered
- pissyAnnoyed; angry; in a bad mood; pissed off.
- shittyAnnoyed.
- tiredFed up, annoyed, irritated, sick of.
- vexed
- bee in one's bonnetSomething of particular interest or concern; an obsession.
- have it in forTo be very angry with; to have a grudge against; to intend revenge against.
- hot and bothered
- hold a grudgeTo stay angry (at someone or something).
- brassed offFed up; annoyed.
- browned offAnnoyed, upset, angry, bored, fed up, disgusted.
- cheesed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- peed offAnnoyed, irritated, angry.
- pissed offVery annoyed, upset, angry.
- PO'd euphemisticAnnoyed; irritated; angry; fed up.
- teed offAnnoyed, upset, angry.
- ticked off
- apoplectic
- bad-temperedOf or pertaining to bad temper; showing anger easily or customarily.
- berserk
- big madVery angry or irritated.
- blood-boilingExtremely angry; furious.
- boiling madExtremely angry; furious.
- butthurtOverly annoyed or bothered by a perceived insult or injustice; needlessly offended.
- cholericOf a person: having a tendency to become angry easily; bad-tempered, irritable; also, feeling or showing anger; angry...
- cranky
- cross
- enraged
- fit to be tiedVery agitated or distressed; also, very angry; enraged, furious.
- fumingVery angry.
- furibund formal, literaryHaving a propensity to be furious; choleric, irate.
- furious
- fury
- hot informal
- glimflashyAngry.
- hopping madExtremely angry; furious to the point of outburst.
- ill-natured
- incensed
- infuriatedExtremely angry; furious.
- irateExtremely angry; wrathful; enraged.
- ireful
- ired
- little madSlightly irritated or annoyed.
- lividSo angry that one turns pale; very angry; furious; liverish.
- madAngry; annoyed.
- mad as a bear with a sore headVery angry.
- miffed
- offended
- p'd off
- pissed vulgar
- raging
- ready to be tiedSynonym of fit to be tied.
- screwfacedHaving a screwface (an angry facial expression); angry, frustrated.
- seething
- spitting chips
- spleneticBad-tempered, irritable, peevish, spiteful, habitually angry.
- steaming
- up on one's earAnnoyed, angry.
- upsetAngry, distressed, or unhappy.
- waxy
- wodeMad, angry, crazy, insane, possessed, rabid, furious, frantic.
- wrathfulPossessed of great wrath; very angry.
- wrothFull of anger; wrathful.
- zowerswopped dialectalSynonym of bad-tempered.
- grim obsoleteFierce, cruel, furious.
- pathetic obsoleteExpressing or showing anger; passionate.
Meaning of sore
- adjective Causing pain or discomfort; painfully sensitive.
- adjective Sensitive; tender; easily pained, grieved, or vexed; very susceptible of irritation.
- adjective Dire; distressing.
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