Thesaurus / hurting
FEEDBACK- as inaching
- as inachy
- as indejected
- as indepressed
- as indesolate
- as indisconsolate
- as ingrief-stricken
- as inhurtful
- as inimpoverished
- as inlamentable
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- blue
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- down in the mouth
- dragged
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- in pain
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- in the pits
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- bad news
antonyms for hurting
MOST RELEVANT
- cheerful
- glad
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- optimistic
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- boon
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- gladness
- good fortune
- good luck
- pleasure
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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- afflictions
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- can of worms
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- misery
- misfortune
- mishap
- on the skids
- pain in the neck
- poison
- reverse
- sorrow
- suffering
- the worst
- tough luck
- trial
- trouble
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.