ache - Similar and Opposite Words

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Noun

a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain

Synonyms

• ache
• aching

More generic

• hurting
• pain

More specific

• backache
• bellyache
• cephalalgia
• earache
• gastralgia
• head ache
• headache
• odontalgia
• otalgia
• stomach ache
• stomachache
• toothache

Verb

have a desire for something or someone who is not present

Synonyms

• ache
• languish
• pine
• yearn
• yen

More generic

• hanker
• long
• yearn

More specific

• die

Verb

feel physical pain

Synonyms

• ache
• hurt
• suffer

More generic

• comprehend
• perceive

More specific

• catch
• get
• kill
• prick
• sting
• twinge

Verb

be the source of pain

Synonyms

• ache
• hurt
• smart

More generic

• cause to be perceived

More specific

• act up
• bite
• burn
• hunger
• itch
• shoot
• sting
• thirst
• throb

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