Synonyms of ached

ached

verb

past tense of ache

as in hurt

to feel or cause physical pain

my feet ache from all that walking

Synonyms & Similar Words

• hurt
• throbbed
• tingled
• pained
• swelled
• stung
• smarted
• cramped
• bled
• itched
• festered
• burned
• chafed
• nagged
• bit
• suffered
• pinched
• racked
• twinged
• pounded
• agonized
• tormented
• afflicted
• tortured
• harrowed
• anguished

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of ached

Miguel Cabrera ached through his final years with the Tigers. — Cody Stavenhagen, New York Times, 19 June 2026

My calves and thighs often throbbed, my waist ached and my knees swelled. — Literary Hub, 8 June 2026

Her knees, back, and hands ached. — Lizzie Johnson, New Yorker, 25 Apr. 2026

His hip ached with soreness, his right ankle left bruised as his rehabilitation process stalled longer than anticipated as the Lakers cleared the drawing board. — Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 22 Apr. 2026

Gnats chewed his face and neck, a root dug into his rear, and his arms ached from holding his gun up. — Charles Elliott, Outdoor Life, 2 Apr. 2026

The next morning, my joints ached as if I had been struck repeatedly with a bag of wet sand. — Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026

That hand must have ached profoundly by the time the group departed. — Harold Holzer, New York Daily News, 8 Feb. 2026

As his wrist and back still ached from the treehouse fall, Smith’s heart broke next. — Andrew Callahan, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2026