Pain, v. a.
- 1. Torment, torture, rack, agonize, distress, hurt.
- 2. Disquiet, trouble, afflict, grieve, aggrieve, displease, annoy, plague, bore, harass, vex, worry, tease,
chafe, fret, incommode, distress.
Painful, a.
- 1. Tormenting, torturing, agonizing, racking, distressing, distressful, excruciating.
- 2. Grievous, afflicting, afflictive, distressing, disquieting, troublesome, displeasing, provoking, annoying,
vexatious, unpleasant, disagreeable.
- 3. Toilsome, arduous, difficult, hard, severe.
Painfully, ad.
- 1. With pain.
- 2. Laboriously, with toil, industriously, sedulously.
Pains, n. [Often used in the singular number by the best writers.]
- 1. Labor, care, trouble, toilsome effort, task.
- 2. Travail, childbirth, labor.
Painstaking, a. Laborious, sedulous, diligent, industrious, careful, plodding, assiduous, strenuous, hard-working, persevering, sparing no pains.
Painstaking, n. Labor, industry, assiduity, diligence, perseverance, careful toil, conscientious exertion
Paint, v. a.
- 1. Represent (by colors).
- 2. Color (with a pigment), coat with paint, smear.
- 3. Depict, delineate, describe, sketch, portray, pencil, set forth, image, picture, draw.
- 4. Embellish, deck, adorn, beautify, ornament.