pained

The word “pained” has 1 syllable: pained

It's pronounced as /peɪnd/


What is synonym and antonym for pained?

In the thesaurus, “pained” has 31 synonyms and 2 antonyms.

Here are synonyms and antonyms for pained along with examples of usage in sentences.


Synonyms for pained

  • ached
  • afflicted
  • agonized
  • anguished
  • bit
  • bled
  • burned
  • burnt
  • chafed
  • cramped
  • distressed
  • festered
  • harrowed
  • hurt
  • injured
  • itched
  • nagged
  • pinched
  • pounded
  • racked
  • smarted
  • stung
  • suffered
  • swelled
  • throbbed
  • tingled
  • tormented
  • tortured
  • troubled
  • twinged
  • worried

Antonyms for pained

Meanings of pained

  • verb
    1. To hurt; to put to bodily uneasiness or anguish; to afflict with uneasy sensations of any degree of intensity; to torment; to torture.
    2. To render uneasy in mind; to disquiet; to distress; to grieve.
    3. To inflict suffering upon as a penalty; to punish.
  • adjective
    1. In pain, especially in an emotional sense.

Example Sentences

  • She looked at him with a pained expression, unable to hide her sorrow.
  • His pained sigh echoed through the room as he recounted the difficult memories.
  • The doctor's pained expression indicated that the news wasn't good.
  • With each step, he winced in pained anticipation of the upcoming surgery.
  • Her pained silence spoke volumes about the depth of her disappointment.

On this page you'll find 33 synonyms, antonyms, or another words to pained, such as: ached, afflicted, agonized, anguished, bit, bled, burned.

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

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racked

saddened

  • afflicted
  • aggrieved
  • agitated
  • agonized
  • ailed
  • all torn up
  • anguished
  • antsy
  • anxious
  • bad
  • basket case
  • black
  • bleak
  • blue
  • bothered
  • brokenhearted
  • bugged
  • bummed out
  • bundle of nerves
  • burdened
  • cast down
  • chapfallen
  • cheerless
  • comfortless
  • concerned
  • crestfallen
  • cut up
  • dark
  • darkening
  • dashed
  • daunted
  • dejected
  • demoralized
  • depressed
  • depressing
  • desolate
  • despairing
  • despondent
  • destroyed
  • disappointed
  • discombobulated
  • discomforted
  • discomposed
  • disconsolate
  • discouraged
  • disheartened
  • dismal
  • dismayed
  • dispirited
  • disquieted
  • distracted
  • distrait
  • distraught
  • distressed
  • disturbed
  • doleful
  • dolorous
  • down
  • down and out
  • down in the dumps
  • down in the mouth
  • downbeat
  • downcast
  • downhearted
  • dragged
  • drear
  • dreary
  • droopy
  • elegiac
  • elegiacal
  • exercised
  • fidgety
  • forlorn
  • funereal
  • gloomy
  • glum
  • got down
  • gray
  • grey
  • grieved
  • grieving
  • grim
  • hangdog
  • harassed
  • harmed
  • heartbroken
  • heartsick
  • heartsore
  • heavy-hearted
  • heavyhearted
  • hopeless
  • hurt
  • hurting
  • hyper
  • in a blue funk
  • in a stew
  • in a tizzy
  • in blue funk
  • in pain
  • in the dumps
  • inconsolable
  • injured
  • jittery
  • joyless
  • jumpy
  • lachrymose
  • let-down
  • long-faced
  • low
  • low-spirited
  • lugubrious
  • melancholic
  • melancholy
  • miffed
  • mirthless
  • miserable
  • moody
  • moony
  • morbid
  • morose
  • mournful
  • murky
  • not happy
  • oppressed
  • pained
  • peeved
  • pensive
  • persecuted
  • perturbed
  • pitiful
  • plaintive
  • regretful
  • ripped
  • rueful
  • sad
  • saddening
  • saturnine
  • shaky
  • shook
  • shook-up
  • shot down
  • somber
  • sombre
  • sorrowful
  • sorry
  • spooked
  • strung-out
  • suicidal
  • sullen
  • sunk
  • tearful
  • teary
  • tormented
  • torn-up
  • tortured
  • trite
  • troubled
  • unconsolable
  • undid
  • uneasy
  • unglued
  • unhappy
  • unhinged
  • unnerved
  • unquiet
  • unsettled
  • up the wall
  • upset
  • uptight
  • wailing
  • weeping
  • weighed down
  • wet blanket
  • wired
  • wistful
  • woebegone
  • woeful
  • worried
  • wrecked
  • wretched
  • wronged

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