painful

/pˈeɪnfəl/ · 2 syllables

Meaning

adjective

1. causing physical or psychological pain
   “worked with painful slowness”
2. causing misery or pain or distress
   “it was a sore trial to him”
3. exceptionally bad or displeasing
   “atrocious taste”
4. causing physical discomfort
   “bites of black flies are more than irritating; they can be very painful”

Synonyms for painful

• aching
• agonized
• agonizing
• biting
• chafed
• poignant
• itchy
• racking
• saddle-sore
• sensitive
• traumatic
• afflictive
• sore
• unpleasant
• atrocious
• abominable
• awful
• dreadful
• terrible
• unspeakable
• bad
• irritating
• uncomfortable

Antonyms of painful

• painless

Words that rhyme with painful

• disdainful
• gainful