Synonyms of pangs

pangs 1 of 2

noun

plural of pang

as in pains

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 & Similar Words

• pains
• aches
• tingles
• twinges
• stings
• throes
• stitches
• swellings
• pricks
• smarts
• shoots
• discomforts
• sores
• sufferings
• headaches
• distresses
• agonies
• miseries
• anguishes
• inflammations
• hurts
• tortures
• stomachaches
• torments
• injuries
• backaches
• damages
• afflictions
• harms
• toothaches
• bellyaches
• gripes
• earaches
• colics
• detriments
• sufferances
• complaints
• charley horses

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

• comforts
• eases

pangs

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of pang

as in pricks

Related Words

• pains
• pricks
• hurts
• stabs
• stings
• troubles
• smites
• smarts
• overwhelms
• worries
• discomforts
• wrings
• oppresses
• grieves
• disquiets
• tyrannizes
• overpowers
• stresses
• crushes
• strikes
• distresses
• victimizes
• martyrs
• upsets
• aggravates
• exasperates
• flusters
• tries
• discomposes
• irks
• perturbs
• gripes
• annoys
• bugs
• vexes
• chafes
• irritates
• torments
• nettles
• strains
• piques
• peeves
• anguishes
• harries
• disturbs
• riles
• harasses
• pesters
• bothers
• grates
• agitates
• galls
• hounds
• molests
• pursues
• tortures
• rasps
• attacks
• plagues
• rides
• assails
• dogs
• puts out
• besets
• badgers
• agonizes
• afflicts
• harrows
• bedevils
• gets
• hagrides
• curses
• racks
• persecutes
• besieges
• excruciates

Dissimilar Words

• aids
• helps
• assists
• relieves
• abets
• releases
• contents
• comforts
• delivers
• soothes
• quiets
• consoles
• reprieves
• solaces
• succors

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of pangs

Noun

Dining in the lounge is available all day to cater to international hunger pangs that don’t follow the same schedule as those of Spaniards. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Oct. 2026

But as time often does, the two started having pangs of nostalgia and wondered about their unfinished business. — Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 29 Sep. 2026

Agarwal is, like a lot of teenagers, feeling the pangs of a life less traveled, IRL. — Gili Malinsky, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2026

Statements by government lawyers that contradict the official White House line are not merely the results of pangs of conscience. — David A. Graham, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026

Yet for the drivers, the pangs of change were felt through the last race at the British Grand Prix in Silverstone, and are anticipated again at this weekend’s Belgian Grand Prix at Spa. — Madeline Coleman, New York Times, 15 July 2026

When its inevitable end arrives, the sun’s core will exhaust the last traces of hydrogen fuel and kick off the first stellar death pangs. — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 1 July 2026

To compensate for winter’s period of lean rations, however, flatties gorge in spring to ease their wake-up hunger pangs and again in fall to gain weight like bears preparing for hibernation. — Keith Sutton, Outdoor Life, 18 June 2026

Cristina and her husband, Gary, have been cooking Argentinian cuisine there for 25 years, easing hunger pangs of celebrities, local legends and average consumers alike. — Jenna Thompson june 16, Kansas City Star, 16 June 2026