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

Those competitors offer multi-user discounts, so LiveOne's omission of a family plan hurts it a bit more now that its individual rates have crept up. — Gabriel Zamora, PC Magazine, 28 July 2026

Some say moving a historic building from its original or longtime location hurts its integrity by removing it from its historic and physical context. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 23 July 2026

That flexibility helps when one partner needs to move money quickly and hurts when trust breaks down. — Ashley Lynch, Sacbee.com, 22 July 2026

Find a failing initiative—such as an outdated brand positioning or a technical blind spot that hurts your merchants—and build the strategy to fix it. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026

However, if squatting hurts, stop and seek help from a medical or movement professional. — Jenessa Connor, Health, 21 July 2026

But the captain also revealed, a few days on from the defeat to Argentina in Atlanta, how much Wednesday night still hurts the players. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 19 July 2026

Research shows heat hurts cognitive performance, including reaction time and decision-making. — Laura Schifter, Time, 17 July 2026

Your passing hurts profoundly, but the memory of you will live on forever in our hearts. — Saman Shafiq, USA Today, 14 July 2026

Noun

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

Work On Your Personal Relationships Work on your most significant personal relationship to shore up conflict, hurts and wounds, and turn it into one that is life-giving and energizing. — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025