sorer
Hurting even more
Sorer is the comparative form of sore—more painful, more tender, more inflamed: My shoulder is even sorer today than yesterday.
It also works for the figurative sense of sore meaning upset or resentful: He's sorer about losing than he'll admit.
comparative
More unfavorable than before
- worseningBecoming more severe
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- heightenedIncreased in degree
- amplifiedIncreased in strength
exacerbated · compounded · intensified · magnified · escalated
worse
More unfavorable than before
- worseningBecoming more severe
- deterioratingBecoming progressively worse
- heightenedIncreased in degree
amplified · exacerbated · compounded · intensified · magnified · escalated
tenderer
More soft or sore
- rawerMore unprocessed or inexperienced
- stifferLess flexible, comparatively
- bruisedInjured beneath skin
inflamed · tender · aching · throbbing · swollen · chafed · irritated · strained · overworked · fatigued
angrier
Heightened state of fury
- stungPierced by insect
- aggrievedFeeling unjustly wronged
- disgruntledSullenly dissatisfied
peeved · miffed · rankled · smarting · begrudging · indignant · slighted · vexed · annoyed · irritated
- sore throatIrritated, aching airway
- sore loserOne who pouts after defeat
- cold soreViral lip lesion
- sight for sore eyesPleasing arrival after absence
- sore pointTender emotional topic
- sore muscles