more painful

ADJECTIVE

physically or mentally agonizing

Synonyms

STRONGEST

agonizing arduous awful difficult dire distasteful distressing excruciating hard harrowing hurtful severe tedious terrible troublesome uncomfortable unpleasant

WEAK

aching afflictive biting burning caustic disagreeable dreadful extreme extremely bad grievous hurting inflamed irritated laborious piercing raw saddening sensitive sharp smarting sore stinging tender throbbing tormenting trying vexatious

Antonyms

STRONGEST

agreeable calm easy facile friendly good great helpful mild nice pleasant pleasing simple wonderful

WEAK

delightful painless

Example Sentences

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The Oklahoma City Thunder condemned the Los Angeles Lakers to one of the heaviest defeats in their history - one made more painful by an injury to star Luka Doncic.

From BBC • Apr. 3, 2026

His Sunday show appearances have grown progressively more painful to watch.

From Salon • Apr. 1, 2026

U.S. manufacturers get a lot of their prime aluminum from smelters in Saudi Arabia and the UAE, making issues with shipping on the Strait of Hormuz and damage to industrial infrastructure even more painful.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

But analysts warned that the longer it goes on the more painful it would be as supply chains are hit and prices surge.

From Barron's • Mar. 3, 2026

I told myself that the shunning was more painful for me than for Stargirl.

From "Stargirl" by Jerry Spinelli