TOOTHACHE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

toothache

noun

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as in headache

pain in or near a tooth He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist.

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Recent Examples of toothache This is not 1800 or 1700 where a toothache can kill someone. —

ABC News, 5 Apr. 2026 But that pattern of inequality was roughly consistent across space, unlike the sharp modern gaps between countries, and even kings and popes died of illnesses and suffered from toothaches like everyone else. —

Literary Hub, 25 Mar. 2026 Family says untreated toothache became deadly infection. —

Ali Bauman, CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026 The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for toothache

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headache

Noun

People in the trial reported similar side effects to those from mRNA Covid vaccines — flu-like symptoms including chills and headaches — that only lasted a couple of days.

— Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 1 June 2026
That has the potential to cause real headaches for Carolina, especially with how the former two have played.

— Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 31 May 2026