pang

The word “pang” has 1 syllable: pang

It's pronounced as /pæŋ/


What is synonym and antonym for pang?

In the thesaurus, “pang” has 109 synonyms and 25 antonyms.

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


Synonyms for pang

  • ache
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • agonize
  • agony
  • anguish
  • annoy
  • assail
  • attack
  • backache
  • badger
  • bedevil
  • bellyache
  • beset
  • besiege
  • bite
  • bother
  • bug
  • chafe
  • charley horse
  • colic
  • complaint
  • crush
  • curse
  • damage
  • detriment
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dog
  • earache
  • exasperate
  • excruciate
  • fluster
  • gall
  • get
  • grate
  • grieve
  • gripe
  • hagride
  • harass
  • harm
  • harrow
  • harry
  • headache
  • hound
  • hurt
  • inflammation
  • injury
  • irk
  • irritate
  • martyr
  • misery
  • molest
  • nettle
  • oppress
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • pain
  • peeve
  • persecute
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pique
  • plague
  • prick
  • pursue
  • put out
  • rack
  • rasp
  • ride
  • rile
  • shoot
  • smart
  • smite
  • sore
  • soreness
  • spasm
  • stab
  • sting
  • stitch
  • stomachache
  • strain
  • stress
  • strike
  • sufferance
  • suffering
  • swelling
  • tenderness
  • throb
  • throe
  • tingle
  • toothache
  • torment
  • torture
  • trouble
  • try
  • twinge
  • tyrannize
  • upset
  • vex
  • victimize
  • worry
  • wrench
  • wring

Antonyms for pang

Meanings of pang

  • noun
    1. (often in the plural) A paroxysm of extreme physical pain or anguish; a feeling of sudden and transitory agony; a throe.
    2. (often in the plural) A sudden sharp feeling of an emotional or mental nature, as of joy or sorrow.
  • verb
    1. To cause to have great pain or suffering; to torment, to torture.

Example Sentences

  • The sudden pang of hunger prompted her to grab a snack from the kitchen.
  • As he glimpsed the old photograph, a pang of nostalgia swept over him.
  • With each step, a sharp pang shot through his injured ankle.
  • The news of her departure brought a pang of sadness to his heart.
  • Despite his best efforts to remain calm, a pang of anxiety gripped him before the important presentation.

On this page you'll find 134 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pang, such as: abet, ache, advantage, afflict, affliction, aggravate, agitate.

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

Related Words

backache

  • ache
  • affliction
  • agony
  • anguish
  • bellyache
  • charley horse
  • colic
  • complaint
  • damage
  • detriment
  • discomfort
  • distress
  • earache
  • gripe
  • harm
  • headache
  • hurt
  • inflammation
  • injury
  • misery
  • pain
  • pang
  • prick
  • shoot
  • smart
  • sore
  • soreness
  • sting
  • stitch
  • stomachache
  • sufferance
  • suffering
  • swelling
  • tenderness
  • throe
  • tingle
  • toothache
  • torment
  • torture
  • twinge

earache

  • ache
  • affliction
  • agony
  • anguish
  • backache
  • bellyache
  • charley horse
  • colic
  • complaint
  • damage
  • detriment
  • discomfort
  • distress
  • gripe
  • harm
  • headache
  • hurt
  • inflammation
  • injury
  • misery
  • pain
  • pang
  • prick
  • shoot
  • smart
  • sore
  • soreness
  • sting
  • stitch
  • stomachache
  • sufferance
  • suffering
  • swelling
  • tenderness
  • throe
  • tingle
  • toothache
  • torment
  • torture
  • twinge

qualm

  • agitation
  • anxiety
  • apprehension
  • aversion
  • compunction
  • conscience
  • contrition
  • demur
  • disinclination
  • disquiet
  • distrust
  • doubt
  • dubiety
  • foreboding
  • fuss
  • guilt
  • hesitation
  • incertitude
  • indecision
  • indisposition
  • insecurity
  • misdoubt
  • misgiving
  • mistrust
  • nervousness
  • objection
  • pang
  • penitence
  • perturbation
  • presentiment
  • protest
  • qualmishness
  • question
  • regret
  • reluctance
  • remonstrance
  • remorse
  • repentance
  • reservation
  • scruple
  • self-reproach
  • shame
  • skepticism
  • suspicion
  • twinge
  • uncertainness
  • uncertainty
  • unease
  • uneasiness
  • unwillingness

rack

  • Murphy bed
  • ache
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • aggravate
  • agitate
  • agonize
  • agony
  • anguish
  • annoy
  • arbor
  • asperity
  • assail
  • attack
  • badger
  • bassinet
  • batter
  • bed
  • bedevil
  • bedstead
  • beset
  • besiege
  • bother
  • box
  • bracket
  • bruise
  • bug
  • bunk
  • bunk bed
  • carry-cot
  • chafe
  • cot
  • couch
  • counter
  • cradle
  • crib
  • cripple
  • cross
  • crucible
  • crucify
  • crush
  • curse
  • damage
  • danger
  • daybed
  • difficulty
  • discomfort
  • discompose
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • disturb
  • dog
  • doss
  • emergency
  • exasperate
  • excruciate
  • excruciation
  • feather bed
  • fluster
  • force
  • four-poster
  • fray
  • furniture
  • futon
  • gall
  • get
  • grate
  • grieve
  • gripe
  • hagride
  • hammock
  • harass
  • hardship
  • harm
  • harrow
  • harry
  • hay
  • heartache
  • heartbreak
  • holder
  • hound
  • hurt
  • impair
  • irk
  • irritate
  • jeopardy
  • joylessness
  • kip
  • lair
  • lame
  • ledge
  • mangle
  • martyr
  • mattress
  • misery
  • molest
  • mutilate
  • nettle
  • oppress
  • overpower
  • overwhelm
  • pad
  • pain
  • pallet
  • pang
  • peeve
  • perch
  • persecute
  • perturb
  • pester
  • pinch
  • pique
  • plague
  • prick
  • pull
  • pursue
  • put out
  • rasp
  • receptacle
  • ride
  • rigor
  • rile
  • sack
  • sadness
  • shake
  • shakedown
  • shelf
  • sleigh bed
  • smart
  • smarting
  • smite
  • sofa
  • sofa bed
  • soreness
  • sorrow
  • stab
  • stand
  • sting
  • stitch
  • strain
  • stress
  • stretch
  • strike
  • structure
  • studio couch
  • tax
  • tear
  • throe
  • torment
  • torture
  • travail
  • trestle
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • trundle bed
  • try
  • twinge
  • tyrannize
  • unhappiness
  • upset
  • vex
  • victimize
  • water bed
  • weaken
  • woe
  • worry
  • wound
  • wrench
  • wring

eclampsia

  • access
  • agitation
  • attack
  • bout
  • brainstorm
  • breakdown
  • case
  • collapse
  • convulsion
  • fit
  • frenzy
  • pang
  • paroxysm
  • prostration
  • recurrence
  • relapse
  • seizure
  • siege
  • spasm
  • spell
  • throe
  • turn

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