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Ache

🔄 Synonyms of "Ache"

9 synonyms found via WordNet and Google Books.

Word	Definition
languishverb	(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
pinenoun	(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
smartnoun	(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
yearnverb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
achingnoun	That aches; continuously painful; that causes pain.
yennoun	A strong desire, urge, or yearning.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Ache"

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Word	Definition
hurtverb	(transitive, intransitive) To cause (a person or animal) physical pain and/or injury.
sufferverb	(intransitive) To feel pain.
smartnoun	(intransitive) To hurt or sting.
languishverb	(intransitive) To lose strength and become weak; to be in a state of weakness or sickness.
yearnverb	(intransitive, also figuratively) To have a strong desire for something or to do something; to long for or to do something.
longnoun	Having much distance in space from one end to the other.
yennoun	A strong desire, urge, or yearning.
pinenoun	(countable, uncountable) Any coniferous tree of the genus Pinus.
painnoun	(countable and uncountable) An ache or bodily suffering, or an instance of this; an unpleasant sensation, resulting from a derangement of functions, disease, or injury by violence; hurt.
sorenessnoun	The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
ailnoun	(intransitive) To be ill; to suffer; to be troubled.
griefnoun	Emotional pain, generally arising from misfortune, significant personal loss, bereavement, misconduct of oneself or others, etc.; sorrow; sadness.
cricknoun	A painful muscular cramp or spasm of some part of the body, as of the neck or back, making it difficult to move the part affected.
evilnoun	Intending to harm; malevolent.
twingenoun	A sudden, pinching or sharp pain in a specific part of the body, especially one lasting for a short time.
badnoun	Of low quality.
yearningnoun	A wistful or melancholy longing.
wantverb	(transitive) To wish for or desire (something); to feel a need or desire for; to crave, hanker, or demand.
bellynoun	The abdomen (especially a fat one).
throbnoun	(intransitive, of a body part) To pulse (often painfully) in time with the circulation of blood.