Synonyms for sting
stɪŋsting

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1. sting, stingingnoun

   a kind of pain; something as sudden and painful as being stung

   "the sting of death"; "he felt the stinging of nettles"

   Synonyms:
   con game, flimflam, bunko, confidence game, bunko game, gyp, bunco, pang, stinging, con, confidence trick, bunco game, insect bite, bite, hustle

2. pang, stingnoun

   a mental pain or distress

   "a pang of conscience"

   Synonyms:
   stab, bunco, confidence game, hustle, insect bite, confidence trick, twinge, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, bite, con, bunko, flimflam

3. sting, bite, insect bitenoun

   a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, bit, morsel, snack, hustle, raciness, insect bite, confidence trick, pungency, chomp, bunko game, con game, gyp, stinging, pang, bunco game, sharpness, bite, con, collation, bunko, flimflam

4. bunco, bunco game, bunko, bunko game, con, confidence trick, confidence game, con game, gyp, hustle, sting, flimflamverb

   a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property

   Synonyms:
   confidence game, bunco, insect bite, hustle, convict, bunko, confidence trick, stir, fuss, flurry, stinging, bunko game, con game, gyp, ado, yard bird, bustle, bunco game, pang, con, inmate, yardbird, flimflam, bite

5. bite, sting, burnverb

   cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort

   "The sun burned his face"

   Synonyms:
   stick, burn down, seize with teeth, burn, prick, burn up, cut, twinge, incinerate, sunburn, combust, burn off, bite, cauterize, glow, cauterise, fire

6. sting, bite, prickverb

   deliver a sting to

   "A bee stung my arm yesterday"

   Synonyms:
   seize with teeth, goad, stick, prick, burn, prickle, twinge, prick up, bite, cock up

7. stick, stingverb

   saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous

   "They stuck me with the dinner bill"; "I was stung with a huge tax bill"

   Synonyms:
   stand by, stupefy, stick by, baffle, stick, perplex, cleave, bond, get, mystify, burn, flummox, cling, bind, beat, stick around, nonplus, dumbfound, twinge, prick, cohere, lodge, hold fast, deposit, amaze, stick to, stay put, gravel, stay, bewilder, wedge, vex, bite, pose, puzzle, adhere

8. prick, sting, twingeverb

   cause a stinging pain

   "The needle pricked his skin"

   Synonyms:
   squeeze, twitch, goad, prick, pinch, burn, tweet, prickle, stick, twinge, prick up, bite, cock up

9. stingverb

   cause an emotional pain, as if by stinging

   "His remark stung her"

   Synonyms:
   twinge, prick, stick, burn, bite

Matched Categories

1. • Force
   • Hurt
   • Pain

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1. stingverb

   Synonyms:
   prick, wound, hurt

2. stingverb

   Synonyms:
   afflict, pain, cut to the quick, go to one's heart

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1. stingnoun

   Synonyms:
   aculeus, prick, goad, incitement

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1. List of paraphrases for "sting":

   darter, stinger, bite, tingling, scam, frame-up

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1. List of known nicknames for "Sting":

   Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner, Gordon Sumner, Gordon Matthew Sumner, Gordon Matthew Thomas Sumner CBE

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How to use sting in a sentence?

1. Trevor Green:

   The reason why the Ubers and Airbnbs of this world have been able to stay unlisted is because there is so much private money available to finance their growth right now, many of these types of well-known firms could easily go public without the support of the banks, and losing those fees would certainly sting.

2. The Omani shed:

   Sting of a bee kills one person but sting of words hurt an entire nations

3. Frederika Bremer:

   There are words which sever hearts more than sharp swords; there are words the point of which sting the heart through the course of a whole life.

4. Bruce Aylward:

   This virus and this outbreak in particular has a nasty sting in the tail, it's not finished, by a long shot.

5. Evan Nierman:

   Both should expect to face withering criticism in the days ahead since this story touches a nerve, especially for parents without the means to pay their kids' way into prestigious schools, expect this topic to dog Felicity Huffman and Lori Loughlin since the nature of the sting operation reveals famous, rich and powerful people apparently playing by a different set of rules than everyone else.