HEADACHES Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

headaches

noun

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plural of headache

as in jobs

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work filling out all the required forms was a real headache

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as in frustrations

something that is a source of irritation one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut

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Recent Examples of headaches From plane seatback organizers to carry-on cup holders, these accessories can save you from boarding delays and other headaches—starting at $9. —

Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 10 Jan. 2026 The decades-old technology struggles to account for last-minute payroll changes and that can create all sorts of headaches for employees and departments alike. —

William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 9 Jan. 2026 The illness tends to come on abruptly, with symptoms including fever, sore throat, headaches and fatigue. —

Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Jan. 2026 Symptoms include fever, cough, sore throat, runny or stuffy nose, muscle or body aches, headaches, fatigue, vomiting and diarrhea. —

Jason Green, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026 The disease can also impact other parts of the body to cause a wide range of symptoms like headaches, fatigue and reproductive problems in women. —

Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026 Travel headaches were plentiful throughout the two-day ordeal, with luggage being separated from its owners as flights across the country trickled to a stop. —

Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 6 Jan. 2026 Aldo Olivieri, il Gatto Magico (the Magic Cat), who had survived a fractured skull that required drilling to save his life and left him with chronic headaches, became the first-choice goalkeeper. —

Literary Hub, 7 Nov. 2025 But the holiday headaches might get much worse as the government shutdown causes flight reductions at major airports. —

Chris Isidore, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2025

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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.

— James Mirtle, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.

— John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 7 Jan. 2026