pain in the neck

The phrase “pain in the neck” has 4 syllables: pain in the neck

It's pronounced as /peɪn ɪn ðə nɛk/


What is synonym and antonym for pain in the neck?

In the thesaurus, “pain in the neck” has 28 synonyms and 6 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pain in the neck along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pain in the neck

  • annoyance
  • annoyer
  • bother
  • gadfly
  • gnawer
  • harasser
  • harrier
  • hassle
  • headache
  • heckler
  • interrupter
  • interruptor
  • molester
  • nudnick
  • nudnik
  • nuisance
  • pain
  • pain in the butt
  • pain in the rear
  • persecutor
  • pest
  • plague
  • schmo
  • tease
  • teaser
  • tormenter
  • tormentor
  • torturer

Antonyms for pain in the neck

  • charmer
  • comforter
  • smoothie
  • smoothy
  • solacer
  • soother

Example Sentences

  • Dealing with all these paperwork is such a pain in the neck.
  • Traffic jams during rush hour can be a real pain in the neck for commuters.
  • My computer crashing right before I had to submit my assignment was a pain in the neck.
  • Having to wait in long lines at the airport is always a pain in the neck when you're in a hurry.
  • Trying to assemble the furniture without clear instructions was a pain in the neck.

On this page you'll find 34 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pain in the neck, such as: annoyance, annoyer, bother, charmer, comforter, gadfly, gnawer.

Make sure to choose synonyms and antonyms that are appropriate for the context of the sentence.

Related Words

gadfly

  • annoyance
  • annoyer
  • bother
  • energizer
  • excitant
  • gnawer
  • harasser
  • harrier
  • hassle
  • headache
  • heckler
  • interrupter
  • interruptor
  • irritant
  • molester
  • motivator
  • mover
  • nudnick
  • nudnik
  • nuisance
  • pain
  • pain in the neck
  • persecutor
  • pest
  • plague
  • prod
  • spur
  • stimulator
  • tease
  • teaser
  • tormenter
  • tormentor
  • torturer

obnoxious

pain

  • ache
  • advertence
  • advertency
  • afflict
  • affliction
  • aggravation
  • aggrieve
  • agonize
  • agony
  • ail
  • alertness
  • anguish
  • annoy
  • annoyance
  • annoyer
  • anxiety
  • asperity
  • attempt
  • attention
  • backache
  • bellyache
  • bite
  • bitterness
  • bleed
  • bore
  • bother
  • burn
  • care
  • carefulness
  • catch
  • chafe
  • charley horse
  • chasten
  • closeness
  • colic
  • complaint
  • concentration
  • conscientiousness
  • constrain
  • convulse
  • convulsion
  • cramp
  • crick
  • cross
  • crucible
  • cut to the quick
  • damage
  • danger
  • despondency
  • detriment
  • difficulty
  • dint
  • discomfort
  • disquiet
  • distress
  • drag
  • drudgery
  • dutifulness
  • earache
  • effort
  • elbow grease
  • emergency
  • endeavor
  • energy
  • essay
  • exactness
  • exasperate
  • excruciate
  • excruciation
  • exertion
  • expenditure
  • fester
  • fever
  • fling
  • focus
  • force
  • gadfly
  • gall
  • gnawer
  • go
  • grief
  • grieve
  • grind
  • gripe
  • harass
  • harasser
  • hardship
  • harm
  • harrier
  • harrow
  • hassle
  • headache
  • heartache
  • heartbreak
  • heckler
  • heed
  • heedfulness
  • hit where one lives
  • hurt
  • illness
  • inflame
  • inflammation
  • injure
  • injury
  • interrupter
  • interruptor
  • irk
  • irreproachability
  • irreproachableness
  • irritate
  • irritation
  • itch
  • jeopardy
  • joylessness
  • labor
  • laceration
  • malady
  • malaise
  • martyrdom
  • meticulosity
  • meticulousness
  • might
  • mindfulness
  • misery
  • molester
  • muscle
  • nag
  • nick
  • nudnick
  • nudnik
  • nuisance
  • observance
  • observation
  • pain in the neck
  • painstaking
  • pang
  • paroxysm
  • particularity
  • pass
  • persecutor
  • pest
  • pinch
  • plague
  • pound
  • power
  • precision
  • prick
  • puissance
  • punctiliousness
  • punish
  • rack
  • responsibility
  • rigor
  • rile
  • sadden
  • sadness
  • scrupulousness
  • shock
  • shoot
  • shot
  • sickness
  • slog
  • smart
  • smarting
  • sore
  • soreness
  • sorrow
  • spasm
  • stab
  • sting
  • stitch
  • stomachache
  • strain
  • stress
  • suffer
  • sufferance
  • suffering
  • sweat
  • swell
  • swelling
  • tease
  • teaser
  • tenderness
  • throb
  • throe
  • tingle
  • toil
  • toothache
  • torment
  • tormenter
  • tormentor
  • torture
  • torturer
  • travail
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trouble
  • try
  • twinge
  • unhappiness
  • upset
  • vex
  • vexation
  • vigilance
  • watchfulness
  • whack
  • while
  • woe
  • work
  • worry
  • wound
  • wretchedness

deadhead

  • JD
  • airhead
  • beast
  • birdbrain
  • black sheep
  • blackguard
  • blockhead
  • bonehead
  • booby
  • boor
  • bother
  • bromide
  • bubblehead
  • buffoon
  • bummer
  • cad
  • chowderhead
  • chucklehead
  • churl
  • clodpole
  • clodpoll
  • clot
  • clown
  • cluck
  • clunk
  • creep
  • cretin
  • cuddie
  • cuddy
  • culprit
  • cur
  • dawdler
  • desperado
  • dim bulb
  • dimwit
  • dip
  • dodo
  • dolt
  • donkey
  • doofus
  • dope
  • dork
  • downer
  • drag
  • drip
  • dull person
  • dullard
  • dum-dum
  • dumb cluck
  • dumbbell
  • dumbhead
  • dummkopf
  • dummy
  • dunce
  • dunderhead
  • evader
  • fallen angel
  • fathead
  • featherbrain
  • felon
  • flat tire
  • fool
  • gander
  • gawk
  • golem
  • goof
  • goon
  • goose
  • half-wit
  • hammerhead
  • hardhead
  • headache
  • heel
  • hoodlum
  • idiot
  • ignoramus
  • imbecile
  • jackass
  • jailbird
  • jerk
  • juvenile delinquent
  • juvie
  • know-nothing
  • knucklehead
  • lamebrain
  • lawbreaker
  • loafer
  • loggerhead
  • loon
  • loony
  • loser
  • lounger
  • lump
  • lunatic
  • lunkhead
  • madman
  • malefactor
  • meathead
  • miscreant
  • mome
  • moron
  • mug
  • mutt
  • nag
  • natural
  • neglecter
  • nimrod
  • nincompoop
  • ninny
  • ninnyhammer
  • nit
  • nitwit
  • noddy
  • noodle
  • nudge
  • numbskull
  • numskull
  • nut
  • oaf
  • offender
  • outlaw
  • pain
  • pain in the neck
  • pest
  • pill
  • pinhead
  • prat
  • punk
  • ratbag
  • recreant
  • reprobate
  • saphead
  • scatterbrain
  • schlub
  • schnook
  • shlub
  • simpleton
  • sinner
  • skunk
  • snake
  • soporific
  • stinker
  • stock
  • stuffed shirt
  • stupe
  • stupid
  • tedious person
  • thickhead
  • tiresome person
  • turkey
  • villain
  • wet blanket
  • wimp
  • woodenhead
  • wrongdoer
  • yahoo
  • yawn
  • yo-yo
  • young offender
  • zany

calvary

  • Gehenna
  • adversity
  • affliction
  • agony
  • albatross
  • anguish
  • annoyance
  • bane
  • blow
  • bother
  • bummer
  • burden
  • calamity
  • care
  • complication
  • cross
  • cross to bear
  • crucible
  • curse
  • difficulty
  • distress
  • downer
  • drag
  • gall
  • grief
  • hard time
  • hardship
  • hassle
  • heartbreak
  • hell
  • horror
  • inconvenience
  • irritation
  • load
  • misery
  • misfortune
  • murder
  • nightmare
  • nuisance
  • ordeal
  • pain
  • pain in the neck
  • pest
  • plague
  • rigor
  • severe test
  • sorrow
  • suffering
  • test
  • thorn
  • torment
  • torture
  • tragedy
  • trial
  • tribulation
  • trying time
  • unhappiness
  • vexation
  • vicissitude
  • visitation
  • woe
  • wretchedness

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