Synonyms for smarting

Most common

painful · sore · aching · pained · ashamed

All synonyms

Adjective

Definitions

1. adj. 1

   Painful, sore.

   My arm is still smarting from where the ball hit it.

Example sentences

• painful She is still in the painful process of growing up.
• sore When I got up today, my throat felt a little sore.
• aching It hurts to even walk with my thigh muscles aching.
• pained It pained Ziri to see that house in such a sorry state.
• ashamed He who is afraid of asking is ashamed of learning.

Popularity over time

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

By length

3 letters

raw¹

4 letters

sore¹

6 letters

tender², aching², pained¹

7 letters

painful², ashamed²

8 letters

achesome, smartful

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (tender² = 2 syllables).