Synonyms of smarting

1 Syllable

sore, raw, pains, pain, hard, ache, sharp, trying, dire

2 Syllables

paining, hurting, burning, biting, grievous, painful, sorest, tender, achiest, sorer, tedious, nagging, caustic, throbbing, achier, arduous, dreadful, stinging, awful, piercing, achy, aching, hurtful

3 Syllables

laborious, extreme, saddening, tormenting, terrible, distressing, harrowing, abscessed, difficult, severe, unpleasant, vexatious, inflamed, soreness

4 Syllables

excruciating, distasteful, disagreeable, sensitive, troublesome, irritated, ulcerated, agonizing, afflictive

5 Syllables

uncomfortable