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 Common symptoms include fever, headaches, body aches, joint pain, rash, vomiting and diarrhea, according to the CDC. — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 7 Aug. 2026 Others get quiet, clingy or suddenly complain of stomachaches and headaches. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 7 Aug. 2026 Health care officials said that most people who become infected with the virus don't show symptoms, but approximately 20% of people will develop fever and may get headaches, body aches, nausea, tiredness and sometimes a skin rash. — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 When a roadside bomb struck his Humvee convoy months later, the explosion’s shock wave swept through his body before headaches and sleeplessness set in for days. — ABC News, 6 Aug. 2026 The rare moves, which often happen only during times of conflict, could create new foreign affairs headaches, even as Republicans laud the plans. — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 6 Aug. 2026 Oligodendroglioma is a rare type of primary brain or spinal cord tumor that develops from glial cells and can result in seizures, headaches and neurological changes, according to the National Institutes of Health. — Anna Lazarus Caplan, PEOPLE, 5 Aug. 2026 Food inflation and supply chain volatility remain persistent headaches. — Wyles Daniel, jsonline.com, 5 Aug. 2026 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

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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

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Again, there were far fewer serial killers in Murphy’s own tales, but the message was the same.

— Hunter Ingram, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Nearly 30 years ago, rap superstar Tupac Shakur was headed to an afterparty in Las Vegas when he was gunned down in a drive-by shooting, his unknown killers speeding away from the scene in a white Cadillac.

— Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 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

Watching that drama play out, Horsley led efforts for the county to buy Tunitas Creek Beach and to build amenities there.

— Paul Rogers, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026
The source said the WNBA isn’t speeding up its processes thanks to efforts to mock the league or manufacture controversy.

— Sabreena Merchant, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of efforts

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The promise of ever-lower compliance burdens, favorable labor requirements, negligible tax burdens all combined to push shippers into a race to the lowest cost.

— Craig Hooper, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
This model has effectively shifted some of the burdens of lower-wage gig work from taxpayers to users.

— Jacob Lederman, The Conversation, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of burdens

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In many species, the pronotum extends over the body to form elaborate shapes that resemble thorns, buds, or other plant structures, providing excellent camouflage.

— Markis Hill, Kansas City Star, 9 Aug. 2026
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