Synonyms for colic
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Noun
1. Cramps — severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related…
stomach ache, cramps, colonalgia dated rare
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Definitions
- n. 1
Severe pains that grip the abdomen or the disease that causes such pains (due to intestinal or bowel-related problems).
Near-synonyms: cramps, stomachache
Related words
- Word family
- colicky
- Phrases
- colic weed painter's colic baby colic colic valve gold colic lead colic
Forms
- Plural
- colics → gripings, gripes…
Example sentences
- cramps Get out of the bathroom quickly. I'm getting cramps.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| colic | rising | |
| cramps | rising | |
| enteralgia | steady |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 5 letters
- gripe1
- 6 letters
- cramps1
- 7 letters
- griping2
- 10 letters
- colonalgia, enteralgia
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (griping2 = 2 syllables).
In other languages
- Français
- colique