ached
Hurt all over
Ached is the past tense of ache—to feel a dull, persistent pain.
Bodies ache from exertion or illness: My legs ached after the hike.
The word extends to emotional longing: She ached for home.
His heart ached when she left.
Beat with intensity
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
- stiffnessResistance to deformation
twinge · pang · cramp · spasm · smarting · bruised · inflammation · swelling
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
- nostalgiaLonging for the past
melancholy · homesickness · grief · sorrow · emptiness · heaviness · bittersweet · mournful
Continuing despite difficulty
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- relentlessContinuing without pause
- chronicPersisting over time
unrelenting · dull · lingering · continuous · recurring · incessant · ongoing · deep
throb
Beat with intensity
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- sorenessTender, painful sensation
- tendernessGentle, caring quality
stiffness · twinge · pang · cramp · spasm · smarting · bruised · inflammation · swelling · strain
longing
Intense, persistent desire
- yearningIntense prolonged craving
- piningAching with prolonged desire
- wistfulnessTender sadness for absence
nostalgia · melancholy · homesickness · grief · sorrow · emptiness · heaviness · bittersweet · mournful · forlorn
persistent
Continuing despite difficulty
- naggingPersistent bothering or complaining
- constantFixed, unvarying quantity
- relentlessContinuing without pause
chronic · unrelenting · dull · lingering · continuous · recurring · incessant · ongoing · deep · enduring
excruciating
Causing extreme suffering
- agonyExtreme physical or emotional pain
- acuteIntensely severe or perceptive
- sharpFine-edged, or astute
fierce · intense · unbearable · searing · piercing · severe · terrible · awful · painful · grueling
- body achesDiffuse muscular soreness
- stomach achePain in digestive region
- aches and painsMinor bodily discomforts
- tummy acheInformal abdominal discomfort
- muscle achesPain in soft tissue
- aches forDesires with painful intensity
ache, headache, aching, heartache, aches, bellyache, toothache, earache, achings