TOOTHACHE Synonyms: 43 Similar and Opposite Words

toothache

noun

Definition of toothache

as in headache

pain in or near a tooth He has a toothache and needs to see a dentist.

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Recent Examples of toothache Robert Posey, suffering from a toothache, visited a German dentist and learned that the dentist’s son-in-law was an art scholar who had once worked for Nazi Party leaders Hermann Göring and Alfred Rosenberg. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 July 2026 Once upon a time, the toothache plant (Acmella oleracea) was commonly used as a medicinal herb to make toothaches feel a bit better. — Lauren Landers, Better Homes & Gardens, 10 July 2026 Nelson said the friend said Damas had been complaining of a toothache and received ibuprofen from a nurse at the detention facility. — Suzanne Gamboa, NBC news, 15 May 2026 Forever, his debut album as Hekt, is rich with all the nauseous excitement of a kid trying to square the sugar rush of a Big Gulp with the toothache that comes after. — Shaad D’souza, Pitchfork, 6 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for toothache

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headache

Noun

The biggest headache for Thune was the Save America Act, a voter ID bill that lacked a strategy to become law in the Senate.

— semafor.com, semafor.com, 16 Oct. 2026
In Meta’s case, creepy video-recording incidents and privacy-light tampering have caused severe headaches for the company.

— Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2026

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