Synonyms for soreness
Most common
Definitions
- n. 1
The property, state, or condition of being sore; painfulness.
The salve made the soreness go away, but with the aches gone I suddenly noticed my other pains.
- n. 2
A lingering emotional pain resulting in bitterness or resentment.
Related words
Forms
- Plural
- sorenesses → discomforts, irritations, tendernesses, rawnesses…
Example sentences
- discomfort Have you been feeling a bit of discomfort lately?
- irritation The vet examined the cat for a wound or irritation.
- tenderness I looked at her and saw tenderness in her eyes.
Popularity over time
| Word | 1850 → 2019 | Trend |
|---|---|---|
| soreness | rising | |
| discomfort | rising | |
| irritation | rising | |
| tenderness | rising | |
| rawness | rising |
Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.
By length
- 7 letters
- rawness2
- 10 letters
- discomfort3, irritation4, tenderness3
The small number after each word is its number of syllables (rawness2 = 2 syllables).