Synonyms for painful

Found 9 synonyms

excruciating (adjective)

Synonyms:

agonizing, torturous, lingering, racking, distressful, anguished.
sore (noun)
terrible (adjective)

Synonyms:

cruel, grievous, burdensome, oppressive.
harrowing (adjective)

Synonyms:

poignant.
hurtful (adjective)

Synonyms:

unpleasant, troublesome.
bitter (noun)
sorrowful (adjective)

Synonyms:

doleful.
afflictive (adjective)

Synonyms:

morbid, unhealthy.
sick (adjective)

Synonyms:

diseased.

More painful synonyms

distressing, agonising, sickening, tortuous, traumatic, sad, urgent, morbidly, pain, ache, soreness, anguish, agony, headache, unpalatable, uncomfortable, cumbersome, depressing, sensitive, harsh, painless,