/ Thesaurus / P Synonyms of painfully Find synonyms for: Adverb1. painfully, distressinglyusage: unpleasantly; "his ignorance was painfully obvious"2. painfully, sorelyusage: in or as if in pain; "she moved painfully forward"; "sorely wounded"WordNet 3.0 Copyright © 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. Related Content Daily Word Quiz: feline Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language