25
sore(adjective, upset, cut, hit, rough)
21
throbbing(noun, verb, adjective, hurt, tender)
15
hurting(verb, adjective, sad, tender, cruel)
15
painful(adjective, sharp, rough, delicate, tender)
15
smarting(noun, verb, adjective, upset, hurt)
15
stinging(noun, verb, adjective, hard, hurt)
14
agonizing(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
14
hurtful(adjective, pain, cruel, painful, sickness)
12
tormenting(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
11
achy(adjective, tender, pain, painful, burning)
11
distressing(verb, adjective, painful, sickness, ache)
11
excruciating(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
11
suffering(noun, verb, adjective, upset, cut)
10
ache(noun, hurt, distress, pain, protest)
10
arduous(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
burning(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
piercing(adjective, painful, sickness, ache, anguishes)
10
raw(adjective, delicate, tender, painful, sickness)
10
uncomfortable(adjective, upset, painful, sickness, distressed)
9
anguishing(verb, adjective, painful, paining)
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