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English adjective: painful | |||
| 1. | painful causing physical or psychological pain | ||
| Samples | Worked with painful slowness. | ||
| Similar | aching, achy, agonised, agonising, agonized, agonizing, biting, bitter, chafed, excruciating, galled, harrowing, itchy, poignant, racking, raw, saddle-sore, sensitive, sore, tender, torturesome, torturing, torturous, traumatic, wrenching | ||
| See also | harmful, inhumane | ||
| Antonyms | painless | ||
| 2. | painful causing misery or pain or distress | ||
| Samples | It was a sore trial to him. The painful process of growing up. | ||
| Synonyms | afflictive, sore | ||
| Similar | unpleasant | ||
| Antonyms | pleasant | ||
| 3. | painful exceptionally bad or displeasing | ||
| Samples | Atrocious taste. Abominable workmanship. An awful voice. Dreadful manners. A painful performance. Terrible handwriting. An unspeakable odor came sweeping into the room. | ||
| Synonyms | abominable, atrocious, awful, dreadful, terrible, unspeakable | ||
| Similar | bad | ||
| Antonyms | good | ||
| 4. | painful causing physical discomfort | ||
| Samples | Bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful. | ||
| Synonyms | irritating | ||
| Similar | uncomfortable | ||
| Antonyms | comfortable, comfy | ||
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