as in sore
causing or feeling bodily pain
unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee
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Recent Examples of achy
The pressure provided on your legs helps with swelling and achy feet per the brand, which is especially helpful on long days of trekking up trails.
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
There are several ways to relieve period cramps when that achy or painful feeling arrives.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 28 May 2025
If your hands ever get achy after a hard day's work or just the passage of the years, the Bob & Brad hand massager is designed to provide a professional hand treatment at home.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
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Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 15 June 2025
There are several ways to relieve period cramps when that achy or painful feeling arrives.
—Wendy Wisner, Health, 28 May 2025
If your hands ever get achy after a hard day's work or just the passage of the years, the Bob & Brad hand massager is designed to provide a professional hand treatment at home.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 17 May 2025
Best Amazon Comfortable Shoe and Clothing Deals When traveling on assignment, my first packing priority is always comfortable shoes that can keep up with my busy schedule and not leave me with tired, achy feet at the end of the day.
—Aly Walansky, Travel + Leisure, 24 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for achy
Adjective
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My feet are a bit achy and the tops of my shoulders a little sore to the touch, but spirits are still high.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2025
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Take in views of the world’s largest volcanic caldera at Mount Aso and soothe sore muscles in volcanic sand baths and onsens.—
Jen Murphy,
Outside Online,
18 June 2025
Adjective
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Coupled with a story line about digital avatars who seek to replace the humans in whose images they were shaped, the movie possesses an aching sense of oblivion.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
27 June 2025
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Indeed, Macron has zipped furiously across Europe, the Middle East, and Asia all year, negotiating deals on climate, trade, military assistance, and peace, some of it in an effort to fill an aching vacuum left by Washington.—
Vivienne Walt,
Time,
10 June 2025
Adjective
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Once Schaefer’s emotional moment was done, the rest of the conversations ranged from mildly awkward to borderline painful.—
Sean McIndoe,
New York Times,
28 June 2025
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Their venom, similar to a bee’s or wasp’s, results in a painful, itchy pustule or blister on the skin.—
Gareth McGrath,
USA Today,
28 June 2025
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“Achy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/achy. Accessed 11 Jul. 2025.
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