soreness

noun

Definition of sorenessnext
as in discomfort

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Recent Examples of soreness Second-year center Dylan Cardwell was held out due to left thumb soreness. — Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 18 July 2026 Brewers right fielder Sal Frelick left in the fifth with right shoulder soreness. — ABC News, 17 July 2026 Other researchers compare mindfulness with psychotherapy, exercise and medication and argue that soreness after exercise, while unpleasant, is not necessarily evidence of harm. — Ronald S. Green, The Conversation, 16 July 2026 The Heat’s summer league team was also without guard Trevor Keels because of right knee soreness. — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Smith, also a three-time All-Star, has been sidelined since the first week of June with neck soreness. — Dan Arritt, Oc Register, 12 July 2026 Family members complained of soreness after hitting their backs or heads. — Kimberlee Speakman, PEOPLE, 11 July 2026 The important thing for Pasquantino is the hand feels normal and the soreness is easing. — Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 Active The reigning NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year was hampered by foot soreness during a considerable portion of OTAs and the entirety of minicamp. — Mike Kaye july 9, Charlotte Observer, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for soreness
  1. discomfort
  2. tenderness
  3. ache
  4. distress
  5. twinge
Noun
  • Due to such discomfort – or for other reasons – people often delay making plans for their own dying process.
    — Jane Callahan, The Conversation, 14 July 2026
  • But despite this recent discomfort between the two sides, league sources say the front office is not currently making an effort to shop Diggins for a deadline trade.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026
Definition of discomfort
Noun
  • Symptoms can include a lump in the armpit, dimpled skin on the chest, red or flaky skin near the nipple, pain or tenderness on the chest or armpit, clear or bloody nipple discharge and an inverted nipple, per the Cleveland Clinic.
    — Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 18 July 2026
  • Watch for other signs of pregnancy like breast tenderness, weight gain, and nausea.
    — Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 14 July 2026
Definition of tenderness
Noun
  • Other signs include vomiting, body aches, headache, low-grade fever and other flu-like symptoms.
    — Elise Haulund, CNN Money, 18 July 2026
  • Eating snacks, going over adjustments with coaches and stretching out body aches are par for the course, as during any other halftime break.
    — Jayna Bardahl, New York Times, 17 July 2026
Definition of ache
Noun
  • Research supports this, showing that accepting difficult feelings leads to faster recovery and less long-term distress compared to suppression, which can worsen anxiety and depression.
    — Kevin Kruse, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026
  • The environment of a busy pool may trigger sensory overload and distress, causing children to cry or want to leave.
    — Tana Carson, The Conversation, 17 July 2026
Definition of distress
Noun
  • Back in Carletonville, Shalom felt a twinge of regret.
    — Ryan Lenora Brown, Christian Science Monitor, 26 June 2026
  • Known to stir up a twinge of anxiety due to the organization’s track record selecting talent in the first round of the NBA Draft, the annual rite of summer has arrived.
    — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 22 June 2026
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