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 Around one in 13 people experience recurring morning headaches, research suggests, with women and those between the ages of 45 and 64 more likely to have them. — Kathleen Felton, Washington Post, 17 July 2026 As body temperature rises and humidity limits the body’s ability to cool itself, mild symptoms such as cramps and headaches can progress to shortness of breath, dizziness, confusion, nausea, and ultimately life-threatening heat stroke. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026 Wheat said the illness can also lead to dehydration, prompting dizziness, headaches or a racing heart. — Lila Hempel-Edgers, Chicago Tribune, 17 July 2026 Symptoms of smoke inhalation include coughing, trouble breathing, wheezing, asthma attacks, stinging eyes, scratchy throat, runny nose and irritated sinuses, headaches, tiredness, chest pain and a fast heartbeat. — Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 17 July 2026 As Lyme disease progresses, a patient can get severe headaches; Bell’s Palsy, involving loss of muscle tone or droop in one or both sides of the face; severe arthritis; heart palpitations; and episodes of dizziness or shortness of breath. — Amanda Roome, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 Rodriguez first noticed his symptoms on the court, experiencing bad headaches, trouble with balance and motor skills. — Mary Ella Hastings updated July 16, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026 The big caveat, of course, is that most other streamers would love to have Netflix’s current headaches. — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 16 July 2026 Anyone who has been in that area in the past couple of weeks is advised to watch for symptoms such as fever, chills, fatigue, headaches, low appetite, confusion and diarrhea. — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 14 July 2026

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Noun

The operation is expected to create 40 direct jobs and around 150 indirect positions across animation, post-production, sound, translation, distribution, licensing, merchandising and legal services.

— Emiliano de Pablos, Variety, 16 July 2026
The filing was made at the behest of a creditor, according to German news platform NDR, identified as the Minjob-Zentrale, the government agency in charge of registering the country’s part-time jobs and collecting social security contributions.

— News Desk, Artforum, 16 July 2026

Definition of jobs

Noun

What’s off-putting in Future’s search for The Real Me is how often his frustrations turn into resentment toward the women around him.

— Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 15 July 2026
Drivers have made little secret of their frustrations with the new car designs that were introduced this year.

— Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026

Definition of frustrations

Noun

Malaria is one of the great historical killers for humanity, causing 610,000 deaths in 2024 alone, according to the World Health Organization.

— Jacopo Prisco, CNN Money, 15 July 2026
Well, maybe go by the support acts — some of the shows are worth it for the openers alone, like a double-support bill starting in August of Queens of the Stone Age teamed with Philly’s punkoid killers, Mannequin Pussy.

— Matt Thompson, SPIN, 14 July 2026

Definition of killers

Noun

These seemingly minor nuisances are becoming a drain on municipal resources and complicating the rollout of robotaxi service.

— Bloomberg, Mercury News, 14 July 2026
Besides being nuisances, many types carry diseases including West Nile virus, encephalitis, and canine heartworm.

— Arricca Elin SanSone, Southern Living, 3 July 2026

Definition of nuisances

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Meanwhile, traditional efforts to take undocumented immigrants into custody from their homes have become less effective.

— Andy Rose, CNN Money, 16 July 2026
The benefit brings together figures from the art, film, fashion and entertainment worlds while raising funds for LACMA’s broader mission and its efforts to make film a more integral part of the museum’s programming.

— Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 15 July 2026

Definition of efforts

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Leading a government delivering services for 70 million people will be a monumentally larger task with problems on a larger scale and facing issues foreign to a leader of a region with 3 million residents.

— ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Remote dams create transportation problems Delivering an LPT to a hydropower facility presents another layer of difficulty.

— Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 18 July 2026

Definition of problems

Noun

The daily burdens and stress of the school year lift, the days grow longer and sunnier, and in Maryland, the ubiquitous snowball stands reopen for the season.

— Ellie Mitchell, Washington Post, 17 July 2026
The privilege must be earned, and significant burdens must be accepted.

— Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Fortune, 17 July 2026

Definition of burdens

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And as Jones notes, much of that is due to the actors who’ve thrown themselves into the characters, thorns and all.

— Hannah Giorgis Yohannes, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026
Later, after a half-day tour to the nearby towns of Lampa and Pucará, the team made magic again, with a lunch in a forest of towering Puya raimondii, otherworldly bromeliads with thorns like piranha teeth.

— Chris Schalkx, Travel + Leisure, 4 July 2026