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 The limitations can turn even common ailments — such as toothaches or ear pain — into difficult medical conundrums. —

Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 8 Jan. 2026 Many indigenous groups harnessed the plant as a painkiller, where it was used to treat everything from toothaches and sore throats to common colds and the flu. —

Caroline C. Boyle, USA Today, 21 Nov. 2025 Cloves, a common household spice, have long been used as a home remedy for toothache and other forms of pain. —

Caitlin Pagán, Verywell Health, 26 Aug. 2025 Pain in and around a tooth is the main sign of a toothache. —

Mark Gurarie, Health, 24 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for toothache

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headache

Noun

Microplastics have the potential to become a greater headache for an apparel industry too dependent upon plastic fibers.

— Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 27 Apr. 2026
Some journalists draw a line between the government's mounting headaches and its escalating attacks on the messengers of that news.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Apr. 2026