Synonyms of hurts

hurts 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of hurt

1

as in aches

to feel or cause physical pain

my head hurts

a bad sprain that really hurts

I hurt all over

Synonyms & Similar Words

• aches
• pains
• throbs
• swells
• tingles
• stings
• smarts
• bleeds
• itches
• cramps
• bites
• burns
• chafes
• suffers
• nags
• festers
• pinches
• afflicts
• agonizes
• torments
• tortures
• racks
• pounds
• anguishes
• twinges
• harrows

2

as in damages

to reduce the soundness, effectiveness, or perfection of

don't worry that you'll hurt the new lawn by walking across it

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• injures
• mars
• cripples
• weakens
• harms
• erodes
• compromises
• impairs
• breaks
• spoils
• destroys
• disfigures
• flaws
• undermines
• crosses (up)
• vitiates
• bloodies
• wounds
• defaces
• blemishes
• ruins
• shatters
• deteriorates
• crabs
• enervates
• enfeebles
• endamages
• tarnishes
• demolishes
• devastates
• blights
• tortures
• wrecks
• batters
• lacerates
• maims
• wears (away)
• smashes
• washes out
• crushes
• dents
• torments
• scours
• mutilates
• disables
• annihilates
• dings
• botches
• wastes
• clobbers
• pulverizes
• decimates
• hamstrings
• gums (up)
• mangles
• queers
• lames
• wipes out
• bashes
• desolates
• tears down
• razes
• dints
• totals
• scourges
• does in
• bangs up
• dashes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• repairs
• doctors
• helps
• heals
• rebuilds
• mends
• reconstructs
• fixes
• reconditions
• renovates
• patches
• cures
• revamps
• rehabilitates
• rectifies
• remedies
• improves
• enhances
• revises
• enriches
• edits
• refines
• remodels
• ameliorates
• perfects
• betters
• meliorates

3

as in injures

to cause bodily damage to

the common belief that reading in poor light hurts your eyes

Synonyms & Similar Words

• injures
• damages
• wounds
• bruises
• harms
• scars
• tears
• lacerates
• blows out
• tortures
• maims
• cripples
• grazes
• afflicts
• mutilates
• torments
• impairs
• abuses
• scalds
• hamstrings
• creases
• cuts
• gores
• lames
• nicks
• mangles
• bloodies
• batters
• gashes
• contuses
• strains
• scathes
• maltreats
• scrapes
• mars
• aggrieves
• spoils
• lays up
• blemishes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• heals
• fixes
• cures
• remedies
• mends

4

as in grieves

to feel deep sadness or mental pain

I know you must be hurting from the cruel words they said

Synonyms & Similar Words

• grieves
• aches
• mourns
• sighs
• suffers
• cries
• agonizes
• bleeds
• sorrows
• anguishes
• weeps
• sobs
• groans
• eats one's heart out
• tears one's hair
• torments
• tortures
• moans
• longs (for)
• laments
• smarts
• bewails
• regrets
• deplores
• bawls
• bemoans
• pines (away)
• rues
• howls
• languishes
• keens
• racks
• blubbers
• wails
• takes on
• yowls
• yammers

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• laughs
• rejoices
• cheers
• delights
• beams
• exults
• triumphs
• glories
• assures
• crows
• sympathizes
• reassures
• soothes
• ravishes
• joys
• comforts
• consoles
• commiserates
• solaces

hurts

2 of 2

noun

plural of hurt

1

as in pains

a state of great suffering of body or mind

in her hurt she said a lot of things to her boyfriend that she didn't really mean

Synonyms & Similar Words

• pains
• distresses
• agonies
• anguishes
• miseries
• tortures
• woes
• torments
• pangs
• straits
• tribulations
• sorrows
• discomforts
• racks
• excruciations
• travails
• afflictions
• heartbreaks
• hardships
• aches
• troubles
• heartaches
• dangers
• difficulties
• crosses
• emergencies
• crucibles
• pinches
• stitches
• rigors
• asperities
• twinges
• throes
• trials
• jeopardies

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• consolations
• eases
• solaces
• comforts
• reliefs
• alleviations
• assuagements
• securities
• peaces
• well-beings

2

as in harms

something that causes loss or pain

a totally baseless accusation that caused lasting hurt to his reputation

Synonyms & Similar Words

• damages
• harms
• injuries
• detriments
• insults
• afflictions
• injustices
• outrages
• wrongs
• wounds
• affronts
• disabilities
• indignities
• lesions
• burns
• impairments
• scratches
• scars
• beatings
• darts
• mutilations
• mayhem
• bruises
• disfigurements
• disservices
• ruptures
• offenses
• abrasions
• swellings
• contusions
• lacerations
• disablements
• scrapes
• gashes
• chafes
• scalds
• defacements
• bumps
• strains
• sears
• concussions
• cuts
• boo-boos
• scathes

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• recoveries
• remedies
• cures
• fixes

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of hurts

Verb

Patrick’s death means the loss of Picard, which for some hurts even more than the loss of Patrick Stewart. — Gates McFadden, Variety, 2 Nov. 2026

As always with sunscreen, reapplication of water-resistant formulas is key—and physical sun protection never hurts in a beach or poolside setting. — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 30 Oct. 2026

The first is that acting in a professional setting inherently hurts kids. — Hillary Busis, Vanity Fair, 27 Oct. 2026

While some stress factors are uncontrollable, workplace stress directly hurts productivity. — Jon Lowe, Forbes.com, 26 Oct. 2026

Movement Can Be Part of Pain Management, Too When something hurts, your first instinct may be to protect it — and sometimes rest absolutely is necessary. — Emily Cegielski, Flow Space, 26 Oct. 2026

Though Wagner argues the act actually hurts struggling families. — Andy Sheehan, CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026

Losing the ability to fly fast drones, by contrast, hurts Ukraine right now—and hands Russia an immediate advantage in the skies. — Steven John, Fortune, 19 Oct. 2026

Washington is coming off a brutal tie against the Giants (a game that somehow had even worse coaching) and, yes, the overtime hurts. — Dan Zaksheske Outkick, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026

Noun

So, hearing allegations of cockfighting nearby hurts, Ortiz said. — Larry Seward, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026

The show thrives instead in the interpersonal details, particularly in the many small hurts that develop into injuries to the soul. — Inkoo Kang, New Yorker, 1 Oct. 2026

But your grandmother was adamantly more than her hurts, more than her fear. — J. B. MacKinnon, Harpers Magazine, 29 Sep. 2026

This year, spooky season might feel legitimately haunted by the ghosts of hurts, betrayals, and resentments past. — Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 Sep. 2026

That’s why losing her hurts so much Duncan Hines and Parton expanded the product line a year later, adding Dolly Parton's Buttermilk Biscuit Mix and Sweet Cornbread & Muffin Mix, plus a Fabulously Fudgy Brownie Mix and Caramel Turtle Brownie Mix. — Mike Snider, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026

Both the people who were hurt and the people who caused those hurts had some amount of evolution. — Michelle Tea, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2026

The wounds and humiliations of private life can rarely be redressed by law; literature offers a parallel tribunal in which those hurts are litigated and, if possible, imaginatively overcome. — Charlie Tyson, The Atlantic, 27 Apr. 2026

Modern play calling insists on going for it on fourth downs, particularly in the opponent’s territory, because converting on fourth down helps more than failing to convert on fourth down hurts. — Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 5 Feb. 2026