Painful

7 lettersadjectivecommon

Updated June 2026

Definition

Causing physical or emotional pain; distressing or difficult to endure. Requiring considerable effort or causing discomfort.

“The painful injury required several months of physiotherapy to heal properly.”

Pronunciation

IPA

/ˈpeɪn.fəl/

Syllables

pain·ful

Related Words

Synonyms

agonisingdistressinguncomfortablehurtful

Antonyms

painless

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Wordle

Contains three vowels A, I, U with common consonants P, N, F, L

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Scrabble

Worth 12 points; good distribution of common letters with valuable P and F

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