Synonyms & related words for pains

Find synonyms, related words, and the definition of pains — including exertion, effort. Dendril is a free visual thesaurus that shows them on an interactive map where stronger matches sit closer to the center — no signup, no ads.

Words related to pains

Explore words related to pains — words associated with it, words that go with it, and its nearest matches in meaning. Related words include painfulness, hemialgia, aches, algetic, discomforts, paining, metralgia, nephralgia. Click any word to make it the center of the map and keep exploring the web of connections.

Synonyms for pains

Common synonyms for pains include exertion, effort — words that share a close meaning. Hover or tap any word on the map for its definition and part of speech.

Where does pains come from?

The word pains breaks down into one root of Latin origin: the root pain-, from Latin poena (“penalty, punishment”). Explore each root to see other English words built from the same source.