Synonyms for sore
sɔr, soʊr

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sore(adj)

   an open skin infection

   Antonyms:
   pleasant, painless, unangry(p)

2. sensitive, sore, raw, tender(adj)

   hurting

   "the tender spot on his jaw"

   Synonyms:
   stark naked, sensitive, tender, bare-assed, new, fond, cranky, crank, raw, warm, naked as a jaybird, unsanded, natural, peeled, in the altogether, painful, cutting, in the raw, affectionate, crude, mad, tippy, afflictive, bare-ass, raw(a), rude(a), naked, bleak, huffy, lovesome, sensible, untoughened, in the buff

   Antonyms:
   pleasant, painless, unangry(p)

3. afflictive, painful, sore(adj)

   causing misery or pain or distress

   "it was a sore trial to him"; "the painful process of growing up"

   Synonyms:
   mad, irritating, sensitive, huffy, painful, raw, terrible, unspeakable, tender, awful, afflictive, atrocious, abominable, dreadful

   Antonyms:
   unangry(p), painless, pleasant

4. huffy, mad, sore(adj)

   roused to anger

   "stayed huffy a good while"- Mark Twain; "she gets mad when you wake her up so early"; "mad at his friend"; "sore over a remark"

   Synonyms:
   thin-skinned, huffy, unhinged, delirious, raw, sick, disturbed, feisty, insane, mad, harebrained, unbalanced, brainsick, demented, tender, excited, afflictive, frantic, unrestrained, crazy, sensitive, painful, touchy

   Antonyms:
   painless, pleasant, unangry(p)

Complete Dictionary of Synonyms and Antonyms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sore(a)

   Synonyms:
   painful, irritated, susceptible, excoriated, raw, scarified, ulcerous, grievous, afflictive, heavy, burdensome

   Antonyms:
   painless, sound, whole, healthful, healed, unbroken, unscarified, light, trivial, unburdensome, pleasant, untroublesome, grateful

2. sore(n)

   Synonyms:
   pustule, abscess, ulcer

Dictionary of English Synonymes(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sore(n.)

   Synonyms:
   ulcer, fester, abscess, imposthume, gathering, boil, pustule

2. sore(a.)

   Synonyms:
   painful (from inflammation), tender

3. sore(a.)

   Synonyms:
   pained, hurt, grieved

Synonyms, Antonyms & Associated Words(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. sore(a)

   Synonyms:
   ulcerated, cankered, ulcerous, raw, inflamed, irritated, distressing, grievous, severe, grieved, pained, hurt, sensitive

2. sore(adv)

   Synonyms:
   grievously, sorely, severely, greatly

3. sore(n)

   Synonyms:
   ulcer, ulceration, imposthume, pustule, boil, abscess, canker, fester, blain, gathering, (venereal sore) chancre, chancroid

   Associated words:
   antiseptic, slough, proud flesh, poultice, salve, ointment, pledget, spleget

PPDB, the paraphrase database(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate these synonyms:

1. List of paraphrases:

   wound, painful, sensitive, pain

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How to use sore in a sentence?

1. Arabic Proverb:

   Among wonderful things is a sore-eyed man who is an oculist.

2. Dale Grimm:

   I just talked to Andy and he said that he is very sore, but in good spirits, he said the hospital expects to be releasing him Tuesday. He also stressed that he does not want the deputy to lose his job over this.

3. Gary Kubiak:

   Gary Kubiak came in this morning and was a little sore, so we just said,' OK, we'll stop for the weekend and we'll go from there,' so we'll pick back up on Monday.

4. Cliodna McNulty:

   Most coughs, colds, sore throats, flu and sinus infections are self-limiting and will get better on their own. Antibiotics only improve symptoms by about 8-12 hours.

5. Adam Koessler:

   She would say, ‘Daddy, tummy’s not sore,’ and she would be able to eat like a champion and begin to gain weight.

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