headache

noun

Synonyms and Antonyms of HEADACHE

a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work <filling out all the required forms was a real headache>

Synonyms bear, beast, headache, job, killer, labor

Related Words drudgery, grind, heavy lifting, lucubration; effort, strain, sweat; burden, load, weight; bother, nuisance, trouble

Near Antonyms breeze, child's play, cinch, duck soup, kid stuff, setup, snap

something that is a source of irritation <one of the headaches of being a band teacher is never knowing if the school's music program will be cut>

Synonyms aggravation, aggro [British], bother, botheration, bugbear, exasperation, frustration, hair shirt, hassle, headache, inconvenience, irk, irritant, nuisance, peeve, pest, rub, ruffle, thorn, trial, vexation

Near Antonyms delight, joy, pleasure

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