ACHY Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

achy

adjective

ˈā-kē

Definition of achy

as in sore

causing or feeling bodily pain unable to play in tomorrow's football game because of an achy right knee

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Recent Examples of achy Early symptoms include fever, headache, sore throat, fatigue and achy muscles. — Jane Weaver, NBC news, 29 May 2026 Symptoms include dull, achy or heavy pain in the pelvis; less commonly, pain can feel sharp and intense, according to Cleveland Clinic. — Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 24 Apr. 2026 While these symptoms vary from person to person, menopause can cause physical changes in your body, including weight gain (particularly around the waist), drier, thinner skin, and achy, weak, or stiff joints. — Laura Schober, Health, 23 Apr. 2026 To avoid bending that may cause an achy back, use a standard garden hoe to slide beneath the gravel and slice weed and grass roots and stems. — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 12 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for achy

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Meanwhile, Mason Black headed back to the minors and Beck Way returned from his rehab assignment (sore shoulder).

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
But his record of publicly interacting with Piker — including at a pool party just before the primary — remains a sore point among some Michigan Democrats.

— Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of sore

Adjective

The homestretch of the drama, however, takes the story in a chilling direction, packing an aching quantity of feeling into a single glance at a security camera as someone climbs into a car and leaves the compound, never to be heard from again.

— Leslie Felperin, HollywoodReporter, 26 May 2026
Charles Frazier, Cold Mountain (1997) Charles Frazier’s Cold Mountain is an aching, tender slow burn shaped by absence.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Apr. 2026

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