Words That Mean Pain

This post was originally posted on Blogger July 17, 2024.

I use the word pain multiple times a day. It got me thinking though, what are other words that can be used instead of the word pain.

So I headed towards a site I’ve been utilizing a lot lately, https://www.thesaurus.com, and came up with an impressive list of alternate words.

Here they are in alphabetical order:

Ache, affliction, agony.

Burn.

Catch, convolution, cramp, crick.

Discomfort, distress.

Fever.

Gripe.

Hurt.

Illness, injury, irritation.

Laceration.

Malady, misery.

Pang, paroxysm, prick.

Sickness, smarting, soreness, spasm, stitch, strain.

Tenderness, throb, throe, tingle, torment, torture, trouble, twinge.

Wound.

This list got me inspired to look at using more than just the word pain, to describe pain. I want to find ways to convey that physical pain I’m writing about in a more descriptive manner. Writing has certainly lit a fire in me and I look forward to seeing what is used and where in my future written work.