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

There are larger forces at work, the stuff that hurts people who hurt people, and portraying that hurt (and its goal, escape) with understanding – not to say excuse-making – takes uncommon talent. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2026

Even small amounts of water entering this compartment can interfere with the lithium chemistry and form an unwanted solid-electrolyte interphase that eventually hurts the reaction. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 26 Sep. 2026

For the inevitable muddy paw prints, a good robot mop never hurts either. — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 18 Sep. 2026

That hurts American exporters, including farmers and manufacturers. — Tom Zirpoli, Baltimore Sun, 15 Sep. 2026

Humor goes hand in hand with trauma and is often a great way in to dropping down into what really hurts. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 Sep. 2026

If using stairs hurts your knees or other lower body joints, feel free to do a 4x4 workout on a more suitable tool. — Jakob Roze, HEALTH, 9 Sep. 2026

The two tight ends situation hurts a bit, but if Cooper Kupp is truly half in the Undertaker’s casket, a top-40 season is well within play for Shaheed. — Jake Ciely, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026

Indeed, Hank hurts lots of people in this action-comedy that doesn’t prove boring for a second but has trouble managing its disparate tones. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026

Noun

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

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