Synonyms and antonyms of sore in English

sore

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These are words and phrases related to sore. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of sore.

ANGRY

He's still sore about the way things turned out.

Synonyms and examples

angry
It does no good to get angry at him - it won't change the situation at all.
mad
informal
Are you mad at me?
annoyed
He was annoyed with her for being late.
irritated
I was irritated that he didn't thank me.
frustrated
He was getting increasingly frustrated by the lack of progress.
furious
My boss was furious with me.
irate
Hundreds of irate passengers have complained to the airline.
incensed
Incensed fans stormed onto the football field.
livid
She was absolutely livid that he didn't tell her sooner.
apoplectic
She had never seen him so apoplectic.
incandescent
By the time I got back to my car, I was incandescent with rage.
beside yourself
Beside herself with anger, she threw the plate on the floor.
fuming
Marcus was still fuming over the way he had been maneuvered off the trip.
seething
She drove home from work seething.
cross
mainly UK
I'm cross with you for not telling me where you were going.
heated
Things got pretty heated between me and my neighbor.
acrimonious
formal
He was involved in an acrimonious dispute with his neighbor.

Antonym and example

calm
Keep calm and carry on.
Learn more
If you feel angry, you have strong feelings that make you want to shout or hurt someone. If you get angry, you start to feel this way. If you make someone angry, you make them feel this way. You can also talk about someone who gets angry easily. The feeling is called anger.

PAINFUL

My feet are sore from walking around all day.

Synonyms and examples

painful
Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
tender
The glands in my neck feel really tender.
sensitive
My face was bright red and sensitive to the touch.
excruciating
His injury caused excruciating headaches.
agonizing
She felt an agonizing blow to the back of her head.
severe
See your doctor if the pain is severe.
bad
The pain was so bad that I couldn't walk.
unbearable
The pain was unbearable. I could hardly breathe.
acute
They treat patients with acute pain from surgery and accidents.
chronic
Hundreds of people are living with chronic pain.
sharp
He complained of a sharp pain that felt like a knife going into his back.

Antonym and example

painless
It is a completely painless procedure.
Learn more
Pain is a feeling of physical suffering that you get from an injury or an illness. You can also talk about things that cause pain. You can call the things that cause you physical pain painful.
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sore | American Thesaurus

sore

adjective
These are words and phrases related to sore. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of sore.
The nurse bandaged my sore toe.

Antonyms

pain-free
Losing the election was a sore disappointment.

Antonym

His heart was sore at the news of war.
The farmers are in sore need of fuel.
I'm sore at you for being so late.

sore

noun
Put some iodine on that sore.
Synonyms for sore from Random House Roget's College Thesaurus, Revised and Updated Edition © 2000 Random House, Inc.

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