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headache

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of headache

1 a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work

filling out all the required forms was a real headache

Synonyms of headache

bear, beast, chore, job, killer, labor

Words Related to headache

drudgery, grind, heavy lifting, lucubration

effort, strain, sweat

burden, load, weight

bother, nuisance, trouble

Near Antonyms of headache

breeze, childʼs play, cinch, duck soup, kid stuff, setup, snap

2 something that is a source of irritation

one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the schoolʼs music program will be cut

Synonyms of headache

aggravation, aggro [British], annoyance, bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation

Words Related to headache

discomfort, fleabite, pinprick

affront, insult, offense (or offence)

affliction, albatross, burden, cross, curse, menace, millstone, plague, sore

anxiety, plight, predicament, tribulation, trouble

hang-up, pet peeve, problem

annoyer, disturber, harasser, mischief, offender

Near Antonyms of headache

delight, joy, pleasure

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