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 Tibbetts says the fires have already created plenty of logistics headaches. — Anya Kamenetz, Curbed, 28 Aug. 2026 But nightmare headaches and blood pressure spikes from her teenage years came back at age 24. — Maggie Menderski, Louisville Courier Journal, 28 Aug. 2026 Duquesne students are again navigating construction headaches as a major building project continues to reshape one of the university's busiest corridors. — Usa Today, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026 Early speculation suggested Zosia may have had a condition that put her at risk of severe headaches and fainting. — Mike McRae 25, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026 In 2019, Nichol Cano, an otherwise healthy mother of three in Fresno, California, began experiencing worsening headaches. — Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026 But in some cases, West Nile can reach the brain and cause extreme headaches, meningitis, tremors, convulsions and paralysis. — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 21 Aug. 2026 That is notable from a club who have faced their fair share of regulatory headaches in recent seasons. — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026 Harvard Health notes that for some conditions such as insomnia or migraine headaches, a magnesium supplement may be worth a try, but readers should run it by a doctor first. — Samantha Agate, Sacbee.com, 21 Aug. 2026

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Noun

In April, Flock Safety opened a 97,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Smyrna that is intended to create more than 200 jobs over the next three years as part of a $10 million investment.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026
The merger and streaming boom created more jobs than any period in the history of the business — many of them platform-filler corporate crimes.

— Joseph Kahn, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

But our frustrations and inconvenience pale in comparison to the sadness of those who knew the deceased or to the trauma the drivers involved experienced.

— Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
One year before his triumph in the 2026 US Open, Clark missed the cut at the same tournament and took his frustrations out on the Oakmont Country Club locker room, causing enough damage that the famous club outside Pittsburgh banned him for life.

— Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of frustrations

Noun

In the movie, Winkler’s Himbry is trying to keep everyone at the school calm as the killers continue to target new victims.

— Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
He was forced to water down plans to release some offenders early following calls from the widow of a police officer who died in a hit-and-run to keep his killers in jail.

— ABC News, ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of killers

Noun

In March, a Jackson County judge ordered Millennia to board up the property and fix those nuisances.

— Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 2 Sep. 2026
The number of bears killed by motor vehicle strikes, euthanized as nuisances because of conflicts with humans or poached in the Central Florida region over the past decade total about 1,900.

— Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of nuisances

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Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
America's most popular league and its 32 clubs will honor the 25th anniversary of September 11, 2001, through a series of commemorative efforts in communities across the globe.

— Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of efforts

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The government does not account for compliance burdens that do not involve forms.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
The healthcare industry's voluntary agreements appeal to voters who feel government regulation drives up costs and places unnecessary burdens on businesses, some supporters say.

— Stephanie Armour, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026