as in headache
pain in or near a tooth
He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist.
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When incurred from other causes, the same disease is sometimes called a toothache in the rear end.
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
Moreno was referred to Dreamtime Dentistry after complaining about a toothache four months prior, according to the autopsy reviewed by The Times.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Once the decay gets larger, there may be symptoms like toothaches, sharp pains when eating, visible holes in the teeth, staining on the surface of a tooth or pain when biting.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Robeson Bailey, Outdoor Life, 11 June 2025
Moreno was referred to Dreamtime Dentistry after complaining about a toothache four months prior, according to the autopsy reviewed by The Times.
—Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2025
Once the decay gets larger, there may be symptoms like toothaches, sharp pains when eating, visible holes in the teeth, staining on the surface of a tooth or pain when biting.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
The health benefits of wild garlic Wild garlic appears to have a host of healthy properties and has long been used in Europe and Asia as a homeopathic remedy for everything from toothaches to bloating to the flu.
—Christina Pérez, Vogue, 30 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for toothache
headache
Noun
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The fight over transit funding is just one part of a bigger headache—Pennsylvania’s budget is more than nine weeks late.—
Kelly Phillips Erb,
Forbes.com,
4 Sep. 2025
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Symptoms of Chagas disease include fever, fatigue, body aches, headache, rash, loss of appetite, diarrhea, vomiting, and eyelid swelling.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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“Toothache.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/toothache. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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