HEADACHES Synonyms: 79 Similar and Opposite Words

headaches

noun

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 What hurt wasn’t just inheriting the customer-service headaches or paying my own phone bill for the first time at 27. — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 1 Aug. 2026 These are identified by painful headaches accompanied by light and sound sensitivity. — Helen Carefoot, Flow Space, 30 July 2026 And on top of worrying about the start of school, Silva said her family is still suffering from headaches, nausea, sore throats, eye irritation, stomach pain, diarrhea and persistent coughing. — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 30 July 2026 Each comes with real trade-offs in cost, control, and administrative burden, and misclassifying a worker can create tax and legal headaches down the road. — Rob Falzon, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 Symptoms include headaches, fever and body aches, Surasi said, but can progress to vomiting and neurological issues in serious cases. — Grant Stringer, Mercury News, 29 July 2026 And with peak travel season underway, millions of people may have to contend with this disorienting condition, which can cause sleep disturbances, daytime tiredness, headaches and nasty gastrointestinal symptoms. — Laura Ungar, Chicago Tribune, 25 July 2026 If this is the case for your child, there aren’t only headaches in your future. — Jillian Pretzel, Parents, 25 July 2026 The non-opioid tablet can be used by adults and children aged 12 and older for temporary relief of headaches, back pain, muscle aches, toothache, menstrual cramps and minor pain from arthritis, the FDA said. — Ken Alltucker, USA Today, 24 July 2026

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Noun

On employment, the United States had nearly 159 million jobs in June, not including farmworkers, which was a record.

— ABC News, ABC News, 7 Aug. 2026
Economists’ estimated monthly employment gains of 95,000 jobs would mark an increase from June’s lower-than-expected 57,000 jobs added.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

LaFleur attributed the poor grade to players frustrations over roles and communication regarding critical feedback.

— Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Experts say frustrations over education and employment are emerging as one of the biggest vulnerabilities for the Modi government.

— Priyanka Salve,Raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrations

Noun

Then there’s the Trawler, part of the nouvelle vague of Los Angeles serial killers operating in Charles Manson’s wake — peer to the Night Stalker and the Hillside Strangler — and prefacing his grotesque murders with sadistic taunting.

— Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026
Discoloration to Your Driveway Commercial weed killers can stain driveways by leaving behind white chalky residues, bleaching the stone, or damaging protective surface sealers.

— SJ McShane, Martha Stewart, 31 July 2026

Definition of killers

Noun

The Kansas City City Council approved a trio of ordinances on Thursday aimed at vacant properties that become nuisances and staving off demolition of historic buildings.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
Germans often overreact to animal nuisances with complicated schemes.

— Ben Crair, New Yorker, 31 July 2026

Definition of nuisances

Noun

The Fulton County Commission unanimously voted Wednesday to adopt a resolution formally opposing efforts by development authorities to reduce property taxes as a data center recruitment tool.

— Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 6 Aug. 2026
In a statement, a Taylor Farms spokesperson said that the company invested hundreds of millions of dollars a year in food safety efforts and went above and beyond industry standards and legal requirements.

— Yahya Abou-Ghazala, CNN Money, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of efforts

Noun

While persistently defiant in the face of US threats, Iranian officials have acknowledged mounting economic and social problems after five months of conflict.

— Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
The low-lying parts of the western Netherlands that are reclaimed land suffer increasingly from salinity in droughts, posing problems for farmers who grow fruit and vegetables in the fertile soil.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of problems

Noun

Their platform, initially GlossGenius, started as a solution for salon booking and payments, driven by personal frustration with administrative burdens in service industries.

— Alyssa Jaffer, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
To the extent that local governments create financial burdens for the state, those burdens can be addressed on their own, without requiring an overhaul of Illinois local government.

— Chicago Tribune, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of burdens

Noun

These networks used to buffer against isolation and economic displacement—the thorns of modern life that make partnership more valuable yet love more difficult to find.

— Faith Hill, The Atlantic, 3 Aug. 2026
Blackthorn salt was filtered through something called a tower of thorns.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 July 2026