Synonyms for sting

Found 20 synonyms across 9 meanings for “sting”.

a kind of pain (noun)

a mental pain or distress (noun)

a painful wound caused by the thrust of an insect's stinger into skin (noun)

a swindle in which you cheat at gambling or persuade a person to buy worthless property (noun)

operation designed to catch a person committing a criminal act (noun)

    cause a sharp or stinging pain or discomfort (verb)

    deliver a sting to (verb)

    saddle with something disagreeable or disadvantageous (verb)

    cause a stinging pain (verb)

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