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more painful

ADJECTIVE

physically or mentally agonizing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agonizing arduous awful difficult dire distasteful distressing excruciating hard harrowing hurtful severe tedious terrible troublesome uncomfortable unpleasant

WEAK

aching afflictive biting burning caustic disagreeable dreadful extreme extremely bad grievous hurting inflamed irritated laborious piercing raw saddening sensitive sharp smarting sore stinging tender throbbing tormenting trying vexatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable calm easy facile friendly good great helpful mild nice pleasant pleasing simple wonderful

WEAK

delightful painless

Example Sentences

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But he argues it would be far more painful if investigators got this wrong, Stanley says.

From BBC • Apr. 8, 2026

Yet those cost increases are likely to be far more painful for rival device makers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

But analysts warned that the longer it goes on the more painful it would be as supply chains are hit and prices surge.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

I had a nagging toothache recently, and it led to an even more painful revelation.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 28, 2026

Each of the last three lice seemed more and more painful to the lion, and he howled more loudly each time the hare drove another nail into the floor.

From "The Girl Who Married a Lion: and Other Tales from Africa" by Alexander Mccall Smith