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pang

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Synonyms & Antonyms of pang

(Entry 1 of 2)

a sharp unpleasant sensation usually felt in some specific part of the body

those hunger pangs that strike you in the middle of the afternoon

Synonyms for pang

ache,
pain,
prick,
shoot,
smart,
sting,
stitch,
throe,
tingle,
twinge

Words Related to pang

discomfort,
distress,
soreness,
tenderness

affliction,
agony,
anguish,
misery,
sufferance,
suffering,
torment,
torture

inflammation,
sore,
swelling

damage,
detriment,
harm,
hurt,
injury

backache,
bellyache,
charley horse,
colic,
complaint,
earache,
gripe,
headache,
stomachache,
toothache

Near Antonyms for pang

comfort,
ease,
easiness

pang

verb

Synonyms & Antonyms of pang (Entry 2 of 2)

as in hurt, stab

Synonyms & Near Synonyms for pang

hurt,
pain,
prick,
smart,
stab,
sting,
wring

crush,
oppress,
overpower,
overwhelm,
smite,
strike,
tyrannize,
victimize

martyr

discomfort,
discompose,
disquiet,
fluster,
grieve,
perturb,
strain,
stress,
trouble,
try,
upset,
worry

aggravate,
agitate,
annoy,
bother,
bug,
chafe,
distress,
disturb,
exasperate,
gall,
get,
grate,
gripe,
hagride,
harass,
harry,
irk,
irritate,
molest,
nettle,
peeve,
pester,
pique,
put out,
rasp,
rile,
vex

badger,
dog,
hound,
pursue,
ride

assail,
attack

afflict,
agonize,
anguish,
bedevil,
beset,
besiege,
curse,
excruciate,
harrow,
persecute,
plague,
rack,
torment,
torture

Antonyms & Near Antonyms for pang

abet,
aid,
assist,
help

deliver,
release,
relieve,
reprieve

comfort,
console,
content,
quiet,
solace,
soothe,
succor

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“Pang.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pang. Accessed 18 May. 2022.

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