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ache

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of ache

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

a dull pounding ache in his head

Synonyms of ache

pain, pang, prick, shoot, smart, sting, stitch, throe, tingle, twinge

Words Related to ache

discomfort, distress, soreness, tenderness

affliction, agony, anguish, misery, sufferance, suffering, torment, torture

inflammation, sore, swelling

damage, detriment, harm, hurt, injury

backache, bellyache, charley horse, colic, complaint, earache, gripe, headache, stomachache, toothache

Near Antonyms of ache

comfort, ease, easiness

ache

verb

Synonyms and Antonyms of ache

to feel or cause physical pain

My feet ache from all that walking.

Synonyms of ache

hurt, pain, smart

Words Related to ache

bite, bleed, burn, chafe, cramp, fester, itch, nag, pinch, pound, rack, sting, swell, throb, tingle, twinge

agonize, anguish, suffer

afflict, harrow, torment, torture

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