1. (adj) painful
causing physical or psychological pain
Synonyms: irritating, terrible, unspeakable, awful, afflictive, atrocious, abominable, sore, dreadful
Antonyms: unpainful, good, painless, pain-free, comfortable, comfy, pleasant
2. (adj) afflictive, painful, sore
causing misery or pain or distress
Synonyms: mad, irritating, sensitive, huffy, painful, raw, terrible, unspeakable, tender, awful, afflictive, atrocious, abominable, sore, dreadful
Antonyms: comfortable, comfy, pleasant, good, painless, pain-free, unpainful
3. (adj) atrocious, abominable, awful, dreadful, painful, terrible, unspeakable
exceptionally bad or displeasing
Synonyms: irritating, dreadful, indescribable, indefinable, awful, sore, odious, unnameable, execrable, horrifying, frightful, amazing, horrendous, severe, tremendous, dreaded, dire, afflictive, flagitious, grievous, monstrous, atrocious, ineffable, painful, detestable, awing, awed, wicked, dread(a), awe-inspiring, unspeakable, horrific, nasty, terrible, horrible, abominable, frightening, unutterable, awesome, fearsome, fearful, direful, untellable, ugly
Antonyms: comfortable, painless, comfy, pain-free, good, pleasant, unpainful
4. (adj) irritating, painful
causing physical discomfort
Synonyms: nettlesome, annoying, afflictive, teasing, plaguy, vexing, vexatious, galling, irritative, abominable, bothersome, awful, unspeakable, plaguey, atrocious, pestiferous, terrible, pesky, dreadful, pestering, sore, painful, irritating
Antonyms: pain-free, painless, comfy, unpainful, comfortable, pleasant, good
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Synonyms and Antonyms of painful 
