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severe


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PAINFUL


See your doctor if the pain is severe.

Synonyms and examples


painful
Her ankle was still painful if she put weight on it.
sore
My feet are sore from walking around all day.
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.
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.
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pain
agony
soreness
ache
discomfort
sting
throb
throbbing
stab
stabbing pain
twinge
hurt
smart
rub
act up
play up
UKinformal
be killing you
informal
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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.

HAVING A BAD RESULT OR OUTCOME


He suffered severe damage to his right ankle during the opening match of the season.

Synonyms and examples


serious
Her condition is not thought to be serious.
bad
He got a bad case of food poisoning.
big
Online fraud is a big problem.
major
It's not a major problem, but it does need to be taken care of.
grave
The public are in grave danger.
life-threatening
His injuries are not thought to be life-threatening.
grievous
formal
Her death is a grievous loss to the whole of the community.
urgent
Suddenly, protecting the public from dangerous chemicals became an urgent matter.

Antonym and example


minor
He was charged with a minor traffic offence.
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earnest
sober
sombre
UK
solemn
grim
unsmiling
stony-faced
UK
dour
humourless
UK
po-faced
UKinformaldisapproving
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If someone or something lacks humour and is not meant to be funny, they are serious. If something such as a problem, illness, etc. has a bad outcome, it is serious.

severe | American Thesaurus


severe


adjective
These are words and phrases related to severe. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of severe.
Being put in the stocks was severe punishment.

Synonyms


strict
harsh
rigorous
taxing
demanding
vigorous
rough
stiff
cruel
brutal
merciless
ruthless
unsparing
drastic
draconian

Antonyms


gentle
lenient
merciful
mild
moderate
easy
kind
considerate
The general had a severe manner.

Synonyms


serious
stern
dour
strait-laced
grave
sober
grim
saturnine
sedate
somber
austere
forbidding
cold

Antonyms


affable
genial
sweet
That coat is too severe to be worn anywhere but to a funeral.

Synonyms


restrained
plain
simple
conservative
uniform
unadorned
undecorated
chaste

Antonyms


gay
cheerful
decorative
The blizzard of 1888 was a severe storm. The weatherman predicts severe cold.

Synonyms


intense
violent
extreme
unrelenting
raging
fuming
furious
fierce
savage
wild
brutal
turbulent
tumultuous
bitter
stinging
piercing
biting
cutting

Antonyms


gentle
mild
Appendicitis can be a severe illness.

Synonyms


serious
painful
dangerous
distressing
difficult

Antonyms


tolerable
easy
pleasant
mild
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