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sore

/soɹ/noun, adjective1 syllable

Sore means: hurting.

Synonyms for sore24

adjective, as in hurting

sensitive, raw, tender, painful

adjective, as in causing misery or pain or distress

afflictive, painful, unpleasant

adjective, as in roused to anger

huffy, mad, angry

also used for sore

aching, smarting, achesome, achy, hurt, hurty, griefful, pained, delicate, fragile, tetchy, touchy, irked, ratty, annoyed

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What does sore mean?4

adjective

1

hurting“the tender spot on his jaw”

2

causing misery or pain or distress“it was a sore trial to him”

3

roused to anger“stayed huffy a good while”

noun

1

an open skin infection

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with sore?48

three syllables

anymore
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All 48 rhymes for sore, grouped by syllable

Sore in a sentence

  • Steven was a sore loser, refusing even to shake his opponent's hand.sundown
  • I feel the tension in my neck, where it gets sore and stiff.unknown
  • I have a sore tooth at the back, on the left.unknown
  • If you eat too much of this food, you may get a sore throat.DostKaplan
  • I have a sore throat because of too much smoking.auxitt
  • I have a sore throat and a slight fever.CK
  • The initial symptoms of the disease are fever and sore throat.CK
  • I have a sore throat and runny nose.CK

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Forms of sore

as a noun

plural
sores

as a adjective

comparative
sorer
superlative
sorest