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Synonyms for afflictive

  • adjective

Most common

painful bitter sore distressing

All synonyms

Adjective

painful, sad, severe, sharp, bitter, sore, wretched, distressing, grievous, mournful, calamitous, depressing, poignant, deplorable, regrettable, sorrowful, woeful, lamentable, rueful, piteous, woebegone

Definitions

  1. adj. 1

    That causes physical or mental pain.

Example sentences

  • painful She is still in the painful process of growing up.
  • bitter The wronged parties couldn't help but feel bitter.
  • sore When I got up today, my throat felt a little sore.
  • distressing Yanni went through a distressing event.

Popularity over time

Word1850 → 2019Trend
afflictiverising
painfulrising
bittersteady
sorerising
distressingsteady

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters
sad1
4 letters
sore1
5 letters
sharp1
6 letters
severe2, bitter2, woeful2, rueful2
7 letters
painful2, piteous
8 letters
wretched2, poignant2, grievous2, mournful2
9 letters
sorrowful3, woebegone3
10 letters
depressing3, deplorable4, lamentable4, calamitous4
11 letters
distressing3, regrettable4

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (severe2 = 2 syllables).