Synonyms of the word

achy

• adj. Suffering from aches, sore.

aching

• v. present participle of ache.
• adj. That aches; continuously painful.
• n. The feeling of an ache; a dull pain.

painful

• adj. Causing pain or distress, either physical or mental.
• adj. Afflicted or suffering with pain (of a body part or, formerly, of a person).
• adj. Requiring effort or labor; difficult, laborious.
• adj. (now rare) Painstaking; careful; industrious.
• adj. (informal) Very bad, poor.