painful

The word “painful” has 2 syllables: pain-ful

It's pronounced as /ˈpeɪnfʊl/

What is synonym and antonym for painful?

In the thesaurus, “painful” has 91 synonyms and 35 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for painful along with examples of usage in sentences.

Synonyms for painful

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aching
achy
acute
afflicting
afflictive
agonizing
appalling
arduous
awful
bad
biting
bitter
bleeding
burning
caustic
chafing
cramping
cruel
damaging
deleterious
detrimental
difficult
dire
disagreeable
distasteful
distressing
dreadful
enflamed
excruciating
extreme
extremely bad
festering
galling
ghastly
grievous
hard
harmful
harrowing
harsh
heart-wrenching
heartrending
horrible
hurtful
hurting
inflamed
injurious
insufferable
insupportable
intense
intolerable
irritated
itching
laborious
miserable
nagging
nasty
noxious
pernicious
piercing
pinching
pricking
prickling
raw
rotten
saddening
sensitive
severe
sharp
smarting
sore
stinging
swollen
tedious
tender
terrible
threatening
throbbing
tormenting
torturous
troublesome
trying
unacceptable
unbearable
uncomfortable
unendurable
unpleasant
unsupportable
vexatious
vile
wounding
wretched

Antonyms for painful

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acceptable
agreeable
allowable
bearable
calm
curative
delightful
easy
endurable
facile
friendly
good
gratifying
great
healing
helpful
helping
indolent
livable
liveable
mild
nice
painless
pleasant
pleasing
reasonable
remedial
simple
sufferable
supportable
survivable
sustainable
sweet
tolerable
wonderful

Meanings of painful

adjective
1. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
2. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
3. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
4. Painstaking; careful; industrious.
5. Very bad, poor.

Example Sentences

The athlete experienced a painful injury during the match, requiring medical attention.
Watching her struggle with the loss of her pet was a painful experience for everyone.
The memories of the accident were still fresh and painful in her mind.
The breakup was painful, but it ultimately led to personal growth and self-discovery.
The chemotherapy treatment was painful, but necessary to combat the cancer.

On this page you'll find 126 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to painful, such as: acceptable, aching, achy, acute, afflicting, afflictive, agonizing.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.