Synonyms of pained

pained

verb

past tense of pain

as in ached

to feel or cause physical pain

my poor head was paining so from all that racket

Synonyms & Similar Words

• ached
• hurt
• throbbed
• smarted
• tingled
• swelled
• stung
• cramped
• bled
• itched
• bit
• agonized
• racked
• tormented
• chafed
• afflicted
• suffered
• nagged
• pinched
• festered
• tortured
• anguished
• burned
• twinged
• harrowed
• pounded

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pained

Styler is caught off guard by the mention of his name and looks visibly pained by the thought of his passing, with the interview pausing momentarily. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2026

Her scenes with Ford are pained and passionate, filled with the alchemy of two lonely people who get through to one other and find something like solace through desire. — Literary Hub, 30 Oct. 2026

One day, at a hardware store near Flagg Mountain, he was pained to see bundles of fatwood—pine heartwood—being sold as kindling. — M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

As someone who deals with an immense amount of scrutiny regarding his own appearance, Davidson is pained to see the vitriol another ex, Grande, has been subjected to of late. — Marlow Stern, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026

Adelman was pained by his Kings exit. — Joe Davidson, Sacbee.com, 3 June 2026

The emotions ran raw, Grace told Hannity, but other aspects of the case pained her, too. — Michael Ruiz, FOXNews.com, 31 Mar. 2026

But the record is far less gothic than its predecessor, less obviously pained. — Ben Cardew, Pitchfork, 20 Mar. 2026

Missing Barcelona pained Vowles and Williams as a whole. — Luke Smith, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026