Synonyms for painful

Some common synonyms of painful are: 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.