PAINFUL as ADJECTIVE

1. Meaning
   • causing physical discomfort
   • they can be very painful”
   Synonym(s)
   • irritating (what does irritating mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • bites of black flies are more than irritating
   Similar To
   • uncomfortable (what does uncomfortable mean?)
2. Meaning
   • exceptionally bad or displeasing
   Synonym(s)
   • abominable (what does abominable mean?)
   • atrocious (what does atrocious mean?)
   • awful (what does awful mean?)
   • dreadful (what does dreadful mean?)
   • terrible (what does terrible mean?)
   • unspeakable (what does unspeakable mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • atrocious taste
   • abominable workmanship
   • an awful voice
   • dreadful manners
   • a painful performance
   • terrible handwriting
   • an unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room
   Similar To
   • bad (what does bad mean?)
3. Meaning
   • causing physical or psychological pain
   Usage Example(s)
   • worked with painful slowness
   Antonym(s)
   • painless (what does painless mean?)
   Similar To
   • aching (what does aching mean?)
   • achy (what does achy mean?)
   • agonized (what does agonized mean?)
   • agonised (what does agonised mean?)
   • agonizing (what does agonizing mean?)
   • agonising (what does agonising mean?)
   • excruciating (what does excruciating mean?)
   • harrowing (what does harrowing mean?)
   • torturing (what does torturing mean?)
   • torturous (what does torturous mean?)
   • torturesome (what does torturesome mean?)
   • burning (what does burning mean?)
   • chafed (what does chafed mean?)
   • galled (what does galled mean?)
   • poignant (what does poignant mean?)
   • racking (what does racking mean?)
   • wrenching (what does wrenching mean?)
   • saddle-sore (what does saddle-sore mean?)
   • sensitive (what does sensitive mean?)
   • sore (what does sore mean?)
   • tender (what does tender mean?)
   • smarting (what does smarting mean?)
   • traumatic (what does traumatic mean?)
   • biting (what does biting mean?)
   • bitter (what does bitter mean?)
   • prickling (what does prickling mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
   • tingling (what does tingling mean?)
   See Also
   • harmful (what does harmful mean?)
   • inhumane (what does inhumane mean?)
   • prickling (what does prickling mean?)
   • stinging (what does stinging mean?)
   • tingling (what does tingling mean?)
4. Meaning
   • causing misery or pain or distress
   Synonym(s)
   • afflictive (what does afflictive mean?)
   • sore (what does sore mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • it was a sore trial to him
   • the painful process of growing up
   Similar To
   • unpleasant (what does unpleasant mean?)