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

Her lower back had ached during dinner, and, sure enough, there was the tarnished rust of her period in her underwear. — Madhuri Vijay, New Yorker, 16 Aug. 2026

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

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