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Painful as a Adjective has these synonyms:

painstaking, laborious, careful, rigorous, arduous, assiduous, sedulous, diligent, earnest, conscientious, meticulous, scrupulous, detailed, thorough, thoroughgoing, exacting, demanding
Example: A great deal of painful research went into discovering the cause of yellow fever.

Painful as a Noun has these synonyms:

hurting, grievous, hurtful, sore, distressing, distressful, excruciating, torturous, agonizing, smarting, stinging, aching, achy, throbbing, burning, piercing, stabbing, sharp, tender, sensitive, raw, bitter, nociceptive
Example: The bullet caused a painful wound in the knee. Mother's arthritis can be quite painful at times.

Painful as a Verb has these synonyms:

vexing, vexatious, annoying, harassing, irritating, irksome, aggravating, galling, exasperating, unpleasant, afflictive, harrowing, worrisome, worrying, troubling, disquieting, disturbing, distressing
Example: Fighting in the front lines was a painful experience for Rupert.

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