Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun aching

1 sense of aching

Sense 1
ache, aching -- (a dull persistent (usually moderately intense) pain)
       => pain, hurting -- (a symptom of some physical hurt or disorder; "the patient developed severe pain and distension")

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb ache

3 senses of ache

Sense 1
hurt, ache, suffer -- (feel physical pain; "Were you hurting after the accident?")
       => perceive, comprehend -- (to become aware of through the senses; "I could perceive the ship coming over the horizon")

Sense 2
ache, yearn, yen, pine, languish -- (have a desire for something or someone who is not present; "She ached for a cigarette"; "I am pining for my lover")
       => hanker, long, yearn -- (desire strongly or persistently)

Sense 3
ache, smart, hurt -- (be the source of pain)
       => cause to be perceived -- (have perceptible qualities)

Antonyms of adj aching

1 sense of aching

Sense 1
aching, achy -- (causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints")

INDIRECT (VIA painful) -> painless -- (not causing physical or psychological pain; "painless dentistry")

Similarity of adj aching

1 sense of aching

Sense 1
aching, achy -- (causing a dull and steady pain; "my aching head"; "her old achy joints")
       => painful (vs. painless) -- (causing physical or psychological pain; "worked with painful slowness")