Related Words for painful to the touch

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abominable
x/xxx
Adjective, Adjective
abut
x/
Verb
accent
x/
Noun, Verb
access
/x
Noun, Verb
achieve
x/
Verb
aching
/x
Adjective, Noun
achy
/x
Adjective
acrimonious
xx/xx
Adjective
act upon
/x/
Phrase, Verb
address
/x
Noun, Verb
adjust
x/
Verb
advert
xx
Noun, Verb
affect
x/
Verb, Noun
affirmative
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
afflict
x/
Verb
agonising
/xxx
Noun, Adjective
agonized
/xx
Adjective
allude
x/
Verb
annoying
x/x
Adjective, Noun
appalling
x/x
Adjective
approach
x/
Noun, Verb
arduous
/xx
Adjective
arrive
x/
Verb
arthritic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
atrocious
x/x
Adjective
attach
x/
Verb
aural
/x
Adjective
awful
/x
Adjective, Adverb
awkward
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
bad
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
badly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
bear on
//
Phrase, Verb
bench
/
Noun, Verb
beveled
/x
Adjective
bit
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
bitter
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
border
/x
Noun, Verb
bother
/x
Verb, Noun
break
/
Verb, Noun
briefly
/x
Adverb
broach
/
Verb, Noun
broom
/
Noun, Verb
brush
/
Noun, Verb
budge
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
bums
/
Noun
burdensome
/xx
Adjective
burning
/x
Noun, Adjective
buss
/
Name, Verb
butt
/
Noun, Verb
button
/x
Noun, Verb
call
/
Verb, Noun
caress
x/
Noun, Verb
catch
/
Verb, Noun
center
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
chafe
/
Noun, Verb
challenging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
choose
/
Verb, Noun
chord
/
Noun, Verb
chronic
/x
Adjective, Noun
clarion
/xx
Noun, Adjective, Verb
click
/
Verb, Noun
collect
x/
Verb, Adjective, Adverb, Noun
collide
x/
Verb
come to
//
Phrase, Verb
comfort
/x
Noun, Verb
comment
/x
Noun, Verb
common
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
communicate
x/xx
Verb
communication
xxx/x
Noun
communiqué
x///
Noun
companionship
x/xx
Noun
complicated
/xxx
Adjective
concern
x/
Noun, Verb
confronts
x/
Verb, Noun
connect
x/
Verb, Noun
connection
x/x
Noun
contact
/x
Noun, Verb
cover
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective
crosses
/x
Adjective
cruel
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Verb, Noun
cumbersome
/xx
Adjective
curfew
/x
Noun
current
/x
Adjective, Noun
dab
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb, Adjective
damaging
/xx
Adjective, Noun
damning
/x
Adjective, Noun
dash
/
Noun, Verb
deal
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
defensive
x/x
Adjective, Noun
delicacy
/xxx
Noun
denials
x/x
Noun
deplorable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
depressing
x/x
Adjective
detail
x/
Noun, Verb
difficult
/xx
Adjective, Verb
dig
/
Verb, Noun
digital
/xx
Adjective, Name
dire
/
Adjective, Noun
disagreeable
xx/xx
Adjective, Noun
disastrous
x/x
Adjective
discuss
x/
Verb
disgraceful
x/x
Adjective
disheartening
x/xx
Adjective
dismal
/x
Adjective
disorienting
x/xxx
Adjective
distasteful
x/x
Adjective
distressed
x/
Adjective
disturb
x/
Verb, Noun
don
/
Name, Verb
doubt
/
Noun, Verb
dramatic
x/x
Adjective
draw
/
Verb, Noun
dreadful
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
drop
/
Noun, Verb
dura
/x
Noun
dwell
/
Verb, Noun
earn
/
Verb, Noun
edge
/
Noun, Verb
elbow
/x
Noun, Verb
emanation
xx/x
Noun
embarrassing
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
encompass
x/x
Verb
endanger
x/x
Verb
engage
x/
Verb
engagement
x/x
Noun
equal
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
escape
x/
Verb, Noun
etching
/x
Noun
evil
/x
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
excruciating
x/xxx
Adjective
expose
x/
Verb
exposure
x/x
Noun
extreme
x/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
feel
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
fellowship
/xx
Noun, Verb
finger
/x
Noun, Verb
fix
/
Verb, Noun
flair
/
Noun, Verb
flick
/
Noun, Verb
flicker
/x
Noun, Verb
focal
/x
Adjective, Noun
focus
/x
Noun, Verb
fool
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
fray
/
Noun, Verb
fret
/
Verb, Noun
frustrating
/xx
Adjective
galled
/
Adjective
gentle
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
gesture
/x
Noun, Verb
get
/
Verb, Noun
ghost
/
Noun, Verb
goes
/
Noun
grab
/
Verb, Noun
grazing
/x
Noun
great
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
grievous
/x
Adjective
grim
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
grip
/
Noun, Verb
grope
/
Verb, Noun
hand
/
Noun, Verb
handball
/x
Noun, Verb
handle
/x
Verb, Noun
handler
/x
Noun
haptic
/x
Adjective
hard
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
harmful
/x
Adjective
harrowing
/xx
Adjective, Noun
harsh
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
hat
/
Noun, Verb
heavy
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb
henna
/x
Noun, Adjective, Verb
hint
/
Noun, Verb
hip
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
hit
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hold
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
holy
/x
Name, Adjective
horrendous
x/x
Adjective
horrible
/xx
Adjective, Noun
hue
/
Noun
hug
/
Noun, Verb
humiliating
x/xxx
Adjective, Noun
hurt
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
hurtful
/x
Adjective
ignition
x/x
Noun
impact
x/
Noun, Verb
impinge
x/
Verb
impinge on
x//
Phrase, Verb
incoming
/xx
Adjective, Noun
inconvenience
xx/x
Noun, Verb
inconvenient
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
infects
x/
Verb, Noun
influence
/xx
Noun, Verb
instinct
/x
Noun, Adjective
interest
/x
Noun, Verb
interfere
xx/
Verb
intimation
xx/x
Noun
involve
x/
Verb
irritating
/xxx
Adjective
jab
/
Noun, Verb
jot
/
Noun, Verb
key
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
keyboard
/x
Noun, Verb
keystroke
/x
Noun, Verb
kinaesthetic
///x
Adjective
kinesthetic
xx/x
Adjective
kiss
/
Noun, Verb
knock
/
Verb, Noun
laborious
x/xx
Adjective
lamentable
x/xx
Adjective
lap
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
lean on
//
Phrase, Verb
leave
/
Verb, Noun
liaise
x/
Verb
liaison
x/x
Noun, Verb
lick
/
Verb, Noun
lilt
/
Noun, Verb
link
/
Noun, Verb
linkage
/x
Noun
listening
/xx
Noun, Adjective
lock
/
Noun, Verb
look
/
Verb, Noun
manipulation
xxx/x
Noun
match
/
Noun, Verb
mating
/x
Noun, Adjective
me
/
Noun
meet
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
mention
/x
Verb, Noun
mess
/
Noun, Verb
mini
/x
Noun, Adjective
miserable
/xxx
Adjective, Noun
misery
/xx
Noun
mite
/
Noun, Verb
mouth
/
Noun, Verb
move
/
Verb, Noun
nasty
/x
Adjective, Noun
necessaries
/xxx
Noun
nerve
/
Noun, Verb
nibble
/x
Verb, Noun
obnoxious
x/x
Adjective
occur
x/
Verb
onerous
/xx
Adjective
outreach
/x
Noun, Verb
pain
/
Noun, Verb
painfully
/xx
Adverb
painstaking
/xx
Noun, Adjective
palm
/
Noun, Verb
palpate
/x
Verb, Adjective
partake
x/
Verb
particular
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
pat
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective, Adverb
pathetic
x/x
Adjective
penis
/x
Noun
peril
/x
Noun, Verb
permeates
/xx
Verb
pertain
x/
Verb
phase
/
Noun, Verb
pick
/
Verb, Noun
pick up
//
Phrase, Verb
pigeon
/x
Noun, Verb
pinch
/
Noun, Verb
pitiful
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
plague
/
Noun, Verb
pleasurable
/xxx
Adjective
poignant
/x
Adjective
poorly
/x
Adverb, Adjective
press
/
Noun, Verb
prickling
/x
Noun
process
/x
Noun, Verb
prostate
/x
Noun, Adjective
pull
/
Verb, Noun
pulsar
/x
Noun
pulsation
/xx
Noun
pulse
/
Noun, Verb
push
/
Verb, Noun
put out
//
Phrase, Adjective, Verb, Noun
queer
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb, Adverb
quiver
/x
Noun, Verb, Adjective
racking
/x
Adjective, Noun
raise
/
Verb, Noun
reach
/
Verb, Noun
receipt
x/
Noun, Verb
receive
x/
Verb, Noun
refer
x/
Verb, Noun
regard
x/
Noun, Verb
regrettable
x/xx
Adjective
relate
x/
Verb
relationship
x/xx
Noun
reminiscent
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
report
x/
Noun, Verb
rest on
//
Phrase, Verb
revolve around
x/x/
Phrase, Verb
ring
/
Noun, Verb
rival
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
round
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
rub
/
Verb, Noun
run into
/x/
Phrase, Verb
sad
/
Adjective, Verb, Noun
salutation
/x/x
Noun
scaly
/x
Adjective, Noun
scary
/x
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
scratch
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
secret
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
select
x/
Verb, Name, Adjective
sense
/
Noun, Verb
sensitive
/xx
Adjective, Noun
serious
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
set
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
severe
x/
Adjective, Noun
shaving
/x
Noun
shocking
/x
Adjective, Noun
shot
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
shred
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
sideline
/x
Noun, Verb
signature
/xx
Noun, Adjective
skim
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
skin
/
Noun, Verb
skirt
/
Noun, Verb
slash
/
Noun, Verb, Adverb
smarting
/x
Adjective, Noun
smell
/
Noun, Verb
snap
/
Verb, Noun, Adjective
snatch
/
Verb, Noun
soft
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb
sore
/
Adjective, Noun, Adverb, Verb
sorrowful
/xx
Adjective
spans
/
Noun, Verb
spark
/
Noun, Verb
spasmodic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
speak
/
Verb, Noun
speck
/
Noun, Verb
spits
/
Verb
splash
/
Noun, Verb
spot
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
stinging
/x
Adjective, Noun
stir
/
Verb, Noun
straddles
/x
Verb, Noun
strait
/
Noun, Adjective, Verb, Adverb
strand
/
Noun, Verb
strenuous
/xx
Adjective
stressful
/x
Adjective
strike
/
Noun, Verb
stroke
/
Noun, Verb
style
/
Noun, Verb
suffer
/x
Verb
surround
x/
Verb, Noun
suspicion
x/x
Noun, Verb
swallow
/x
Verb, Noun
sweep
/
Noun, Verb
tackle
/x
Verb, Noun
tact
/
Noun, Verb
tactile
/x
Adjective
tad
/
Noun
tag
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
talk
/
Verb, Noun
tamper
/x
Verb, Noun
tap
/
Verb, Noun
taste
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
tedious
/xx
Adjective
tell on
//
Phrase, Verb
tender
/x
Noun, Adjective, Adverb, Verb
terrible
/xx
Adjective, Adverb
texture
/x
Noun, Verb
thirst
/
Noun, Verb
thirsty
/x
Adjective, Noun
thorny
/x
Adjective
through
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun
thumb
/
Noun, Verb
tickle
/x
Verb, Noun, Adjective, Adverb
tincture
/x
Noun, Verb
tinge
/
Noun, Verb
tingling
/xx
Noun
tint
/
Noun, Verb
tip
/
Noun, Verb
tiresome
/xx
Adjective
toe
/
Noun, Verb
tortuous
/xx
Adjective
torturing
/xx
Noun
torturous
/xx
Adjective
touch on
//
Phrase, Verb
touchdown
/x
Noun
touche
/
Noun
touchscreen
//
Noun
touchstone
/x
Noun
touchy
/x
Adjective
tough
/
Adjective, Noun, Verb
trace
/
Noun, Verb
tragic
/x
Adjective, Noun
traumatic
x/x
Adjective, Noun
treat
/
Verb, Noun
trouble
/x
Noun, Verb
troublesome
/xx
Adjective
trying
/x
Adjective, Noun
turn
/
Verb, Noun
twist
/
Noun, Verb
ugly
/x
Adjective, Noun, Verb
unattractive
xx/x
Adjective, Noun
uncomfortable
x/xxx
Adjective
unfortunate
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
unpleasant
x/x
Adjective
unsettling
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
unspeakable
x/xx
Adjective, Noun
upset
x/
Verb, Adjective, Noun
violate
/xx
Verb
wave
/
Noun, Verb
weary
/x
Adjective, Verb, Noun
whiff
/
Noun, Verb, Adjective
woeful
/x
Adjective
wrenching
/x
Noun
wrong
/
Adjective, Adverb, Noun, Verb